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The names {{CMD_222}}odd{{CMD_223}} and {{CMD_224}}even{{CMD_225}} come from the fact that these
properties are shared by functions of the form {{MATH_226}} where {{MATH_227}} is
either odd or even. For example, if {{MATH_228}}, then
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and if {{MATH_230}}, then
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Geometrically, even functions have
symmetry with respect to the {{MATH_232}}axis
. Cosine is an even function:
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On the other hand, odd functions have {{MATH_236}} {{CMD_237}}rotational symmetry{{CMD_238}}
around the origin. Sine is an odd function:
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Let {{MATH_243}} be an odd function defined for all real numbers. Compute:
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Since our function is odd, it must look something like:
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The integral above computes the following net area:
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