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In other words they are ,rtX'#atry abor[ili]-u"i, ,, (like a reflection):
Examples of even function: x2, x4, X6, X8 ,cos(x) etc.
Figure: y = cos(r).
But an even exponent does not always make an even function.
Ex: (x+1)2 is not an even function.
f (x)=(x+t)2 =x2 *2x+L; f(-x)= (-r+ L), =xz -Zx+L. .'. f(x)*f(-x).
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Odd Functions
A function is "odd" when:
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Examples of "odd" functions x, X3, X5, x7, etc.
Sine function: f(x) = sin(x)
It is an odd function
But an odd exponent does not always make an odd function, for
example x3+1 is not an odd function.
f(x) = x3 +t; -f(-x) = -[(-r)t + 1] = -[-rr + 1] = )c3 _L.
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Neither Odd nor Even
Most functions are neither odd nor even. For example, just adding 1to
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It is not an odd function, and. it is not an even function either.
It is neither odd nor even
Even or Odd?
f1gffi:ple: is f(x) = xf(xt-l) Even or Odd or neither?
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Even and Odd
The only function that is even and odd is f(x) e.
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