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2.2 Even Odd Functions

This document discusses even and odd functions. A function is even if plugging in -x results in the same value as plugging in x. A function is odd if plugging in -x results in the opposite value as plugging in x. The document provides examples of determining if functions are even, odd, or neither graphically or algebraically by comparing f(x) to f(-x). Students are asked to classify several functions as even, odd or neither through algebraic verification.

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2.2 Even Odd Functions

This document discusses even and odd functions. A function is even if plugging in -x results in the same value as plugging in x. A function is odd if plugging in -x results in the opposite value as plugging in x. The document provides examples of determining if functions are even, odd, or neither graphically or algebraically by comparing f(x) to f(-x). Students are asked to classify several functions as even, odd or neither through algebraic verification.

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College/Alg Trig 2.

2 Even and Odd Functions Name: _______________________

We can classify the graphs of functions as either even, odd, or neither.

Even Odd
A function is an even function if _____________ A function is an odd function if ______________
for all x in the domain of f. for all x in the domain of f.

*The right side of the equation of an even function does *Every term on the right side of the equation changes signs
NOT change if x is replaced with –x. if x is replaced with –x.

Even functions are symmetric with respect to the Odd functions are symmetric with respect to the
____________________. This means we could fold ____________________. This means we can flip the
the graph on the axis, and it would line up perfectly on image upside down and it will appear exactly the
both sides! same!

If we cannot classify a function as even or odd, then we call it neither!

Directions: Determine graphically using possible symmetry, whether the following functions are even, odd, or
neither.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

To verify algebraically if a function is even, odd, or neither, we must prove one of the following.
For even prove: _____________________ For odd prove: ____________________

If neither of the above are true, we call the function neither!

Function What to do Example.


Notation
f ( x )=x 2 +3 x+ 5
f (x) Repeat the original function.

f ( x )=x 2 +3 x+ 5
f (−x) Plug in a ________ for every x
and simplify!

f ( x )=x 2 +3 x+ 5
−f ( x) Change every sign you see in
f (x). If something starts positive,
it changes to negative and if it
starts negative, it changes to a
positive.

Directions: Verify algebraically whether each function is even, odd, or neither!

1. f ( x )=x 3−6 x

2. g ( x )=x 4−2 x 2
3.h ( x )=x 2+ 2 x +1

4. f ( x )=x 2 +6

5. g ( x )=7 x 3−x

6. h ( x )=x 5 +1
7. f ( x )=x √ 4−x 2

8. g ( x )=x 4 √ 1+ x

9. h ( x )=|x|−1

1 6 2
10. g ( x )= x −5 x
4

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