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Elementary Functions

The document discusses elementary functions including: 1) Sketching graphs of bounded and unbounded functions with various properties like maxima/minima. 2) Proving that an unbounded function cannot have both an absolute max and min, or providing a counterexample. 3) Proving properties of compositions of even and odd functions, like whether they remain even/odd. 4) Proving that a point c is an absolute minimum if a function is increasing on one side of c and decreasing on the other. 5) Sketching graphs of two complex functions involving Heaviside and mantissa functions.

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Elementary Functions

The document discusses elementary functions including: 1) Sketching graphs of bounded and unbounded functions with various properties like maxima/minima. 2) Proving that an unbounded function cannot have both an absolute max and min, or providing a counterexample. 3) Proving properties of compositions of even and odd functions, like whether they remain even/odd. 4) Proving that a point c is an absolute minimum if a function is increasing on one side of c and decreasing on the other. 5) Sketching graphs of two complex functions involving Heaviside and mantissa functions.

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ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS

1. Sketch the graph of a function f : R → R, such that:

(a) f is bounded from above and strictly increasing;


(b) f is bounded, with neither maximum nor minimum;
(c) f is bounded, with absolute maximum and absolute minimum;
(d) f is bounded, with absolute maximum;
(e) f is unbounded, with two local minima and no absolute minimum;
(f) f is bounded, with two local maxima, no absolute maximum and no local minimum;
(g) f is bounded, it has at least one local maximum, it has neither absolute maximum nor absolute
minimum.

2. There exists an unbounded function f : R → R, with both absolute maximum and absolute minimum?
If the answer is positive, sketch its graph. Otherwise, prove that it doesn’t exist.

3. Let f, g be two functions such that domf = domg = R.


Consider the following propositions: prove them, if they are true. Otherwise, show that they are false
using a counterexample.

(a) If f and g are even functions, then f ◦ g is even.


(b) If f and g are even, then f ◦ g is odd.
(c) If f and g are odd, then f ◦ g is even.
(d) If f and g are odd, then f ◦ g is odd.
(e) If f is even and g is odd, then f ◦ g is even.
(f) If f is even and g is odd, then f ◦ g is odd.
(g) If f is even and g is odd, then g ◦ f is even.
(h) If f is even and g is odd, then g ◦ f is odd.
(i) If f is bounded and g is unbounded, then f ◦ g is bounded.
(j) If f is bounded and g is unbounded, then f ◦ g is unbounded.
(k) If f is bounded and g is unbounded, then g ◦ f is bounded.
(l) If f is bounded and g is unbounded, then g ◦ f is unbounded.
(m) If f and g are increasing, then f ◦ g is increasing.
(n) If f and g are decreasing, then f ◦ g is decreasing.
(o) If f is increasing and g is decreasing, then g ◦ f is increasing.
(p) If f is increasing and g is decreasing, then g ◦ f is decreasing.
(q) If f is periodic, then f ◦ g is periodic.
(r) If f is periodic, then g ◦ f is periodic.

⃝2017
c Politecnico di Torino
4. Let f : [a, b] → R and let a < c < b.

Prove that, if f [a,c] is increasing and f [c,b] is decreasing, then c is an absolute minimum point of f .

Prove by producing an example that, if f [a,c] is increasing and f (c,b] is decreasing, c is not necessarily a
maximum point.

5. RIDDLE
In the same cartesian plane, sketch the graphs of the following functions:
[ ]
f (x) = 4 − 2 − |2x + 18| [H(x + 12) − H(x + 6)] + 2H(−x2 − 6x − 8)+
( )
1
+12M x [H(x) − H(x − 1) + H(x − 3) − H(x − 4) + H(x − 6) − H(x − 7)]
3
[ ( ) ( )]
7 13
g(x) = [4 − 2|x + 3|][H(x + 5) − H(x + 1)] + 4H(−x + 2x + 3) + 2 H x −
2
−H x−
2 2

{
0 se x < 0
Remark: M (x) is the mantissa of x and H(x) =
1 se x ≥ 0.

⃝2017
c Politecnico di Torino

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