Given two ,
f(x) and
g(x), there are four
function operations that can be applied to them — addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. However, to perform any of these operations, the of the functions
must each other. Next, the for combining functions are written.
(f+g)(x)(f−g)(x)(f⋅g)(x)(gf)(x)=f(x)+g(x)=f(x)−g(x)=f(x)⋅g(x)=g(x)f(x),g(x)=0
For the last case, the has to be different from zero. As with , only the sum and product of functions are commutative. In the next table, the function operations are illustrated.
Once two functions are combined, the domain of the resulting function is the intersection of both domains, excluding the values that make the denominator equal to zero.