CHAPTER 5:

FOURIER SERIES

PROPERTIES OF EVEN AND ODD FUNCTION

PLOT GRAPHS

PROPERTIES OF EVEN AND ODD

FUNCTION

Function f(x) is said to be an even function if:

f ( x) f ( x)

Function f(x) is said to be an odd function if:

f ( x) f ( x)

Function f(x) is said to be neither even nor odd

function if:

f ( x) f ( x)
f ( x)

Example 1:
State whether the function is even, odd or neither
function.

a)

f ( x) x

b) f ( x ) x
c) f ( x) 2 x 3
d ) f ( x) sin x
e) f ( x) cos x
3

Example 1:
State whether the function is even, odd or neither
function.

a)

f ( x) x

b) f ( x ) x
c) f ( x) 2 x 3
d ) f ( x) sin x
e) f ( x) cos x
3

EVEN
ODD
NEITHER
ODD
EVEN

Example 2:
State whether the function is even, odd or neither
function.

a)

f ( x) x cos 2 x

b)
c)

f ( x) x cos 3x 2 x
f ( x) 2 x sin 2 x cos x

d ) f ( x) (2 x x) sin x
e) f ( x) cos x sin 2 x
3

f)

f ( x) cos x sin 2 x
2

Example 2:
State whether the function is even, odd or neither
function.

a)

f ( x) x cos 2 x

b)
c)

f ( x) x cos 3x 2 x
f ( x) 2 x sin 2 x cos x

EVEN
2

d ) f ( x) (2 x x) cos x
e) f ( x) cos x sin 2 x
3

NEITHER
EVEN
ODD
ODD

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Constant linear graph

f ( x) 4 ; 0 x 2
f(x)

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Linear graph

f ( x) x ; 0 x 2
f(x)

x
0

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Linear graph

f ( x) x ; 0 x 2
f(x)

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Sketch graph of the following function:

x
f ( x)
3

1 x 0
0 x 1

f(x)
(1,3)

-1
(-1,-1)

0
-1

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Sketch graph of the following function:

2
f ( x)
2

2 x 0
0 x2

f(x)

(-2,2)

-2

0
-2

(2,-2)

** since the graph is symmetry about the origin, we can say that f(x) is
an odd function

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Sketch graph of the following function:

1 x 0
x

f ( x) x
0 x 1
f ( x 2)

f(x)
(-1,1)

(1,1)
2
x

-1

** since the graph is symmetry about the y - axis, we can say that f(x) is
an even function

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Sketch graph for the following function and

determine whether f(x) is an even, odd or neither
function.:

x 1
f ( x)
2

2 x 0
0 x2

f(x)
(2,2)

1 (0,1)

-2

(-2,-1)

-1

-1

** from the graph above, the function f(x) is neither even nor odd

PLOTTING GRAPHS

Sketch graph for the following function and

determine whether f(x) is an even, odd or neither
function.:

x 1
f ( x)
x 1

2 x 0
0 x2

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Sketch graph for the following function and

determine whether f(x) is an even, odd or neither
function.:

1
f ( x)
1

2 x 0
0 x2

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Sketch graph for the following function and

determine whether f(x) is an even, odd or neither
function.:

1
f ( x)
1

2 x 0
0 x2

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Graphs of trigonometric

f ( x) sin x ; 0 x 2

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Graphs of trigonometric

f ( x) sin x ; 2 x 2

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f ( x) cos x ; 0 x 2

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Graphs of trigonometric

f ( x) cos x ; 2 x 2

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Sketch graph for the following function and

determine whether f(x) is an even, odd or neither
function.:

2 x 0
2

f ( x) 1
0 x 2
f ( x 4 )

4 x 4

Sketch graph for the following function and

determine whether f(x) is an even, odd or neither
function.:

x 0
4
4x

f ( x)
0 x

f ( x 2 )
a) 2 x 2
b) 3 x 3

Sketch graph for the following function and

determine whether f(x) is an even, odd or neither
function.:

x
2
2

0
x
f ( x)
2
2

x
2
2

f ( x 2 )
a) 2 x 2
b) 3 x 3