Identity Functions, Odd and Even Functions
Identity Functions, Odd and Even Functions
Branch: Functions
Identity Function
For any set A, the identity function I : A A is the function that takes an
element to itself; in other words, for every element x belongs to A , I(x) = x .
Properties
(i) The identity function on a set A is the function that does nothing to each
element of A.
(ii) The identity function on R is the familiar function defined byf(x) =x . Its
graph in the plane is the diagonal 450 line from lower left to upper right
through the origin.
Example
Clearly the domain and range of the identity function are both equal to R.
EVEN AND ODD FUNCTIONS
Even Functions
1. f(x) = |x|
2. f(x) = x2
3. f(x) = cos(x)
Odd Functions
Let f(x) be a real-valued function of a real variable. Then f is odd if the following
equation holds for all x in the domain of f
f(-x) = -f(x)
1. f(x) = 1/x
2 . f(x) = x3
3 . f(x) = sin(x)
• The only function which is both even and odd is the constant function
which is identically zero (i.e., f(x) = 0 for all x).
• The sum of an even and odd function is neither even nor odd, unless one
of the functions is identically zero.
• The sum of two even functions is even, and any constant multiple of an
even function is even.
• The sum of two odd functions is odd, and any constant multiple of an odd
function is odd.
QUIZ
A ) Graph A
B ) Graph B
C ) Graph C
D ) Graph B & C
A ) Even
B ) Odd
C ) Neither
D ) Both Even and odd
A ) Even
B ) Odd
C ) Neither
D ) Both Even and Odd
A ) Even
B ) Odd
C ) Neither
D ) Both Even and Odd
A ) Even
B ) Odd
C ) Neither
D ) Both Even & Odd
A ) Even
B ) Odd
C ) Neither
D ) Both Even & Odd
A ) Graph A
B ) Graph B
C ) Graph C
D ) None of these