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Question Number 95635 by Ar Brandon last updated on 26/May/20
Show that if a function is even and derivable then  f′(x) is an odd function.
Showthatifafunctionisevenandderivablethenf(x)isanoddfunction.
Answered by mr W last updated on 26/May/20
f(x) is even: f(−x)=f(x)  f′(−x)=((df(−x))/(d(−x)))=−((df(x))/dx)=−f′(x)  ⇒f′(x) is odd.
f(x)iseven:f(x)=f(x)f(x)=df(x)d(x)=df(x)dx=f(x)f(x)isodd.

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