Basic Operations
Basic Operations
Dividing Functions
Example 2
Given
and
, find f(x) ÷ g(x).
![Divide2-1 Divide2-1](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/891/mod_book/chapter/30/Families_Of_Functions/Images/Divide2-1.png)
![Divide2-2 Divide2-2](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/891/mod_book/chapter/30/Families_Of_Functions/Images/Divide2-2.png)
Step 1. Put the functions in fraction form.
Step 2. Factor to simplify the new expression.
Step 3. Be sure your expression is defined.
Since division by zero is undefined, .
Therefore, f(x) ÷ g(x) = ; when
.