From ebbb64b852e095c78822646531b5a78ea449ab61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eggy Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:06:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] math117: add up to symmetry --- docs/ce1/math117.md | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/ce1/math117.md b/docs/ce1/math117.md index 12cb031..3e03e37 100644 --- a/docs/ce1/math117.md +++ b/docs/ce1/math117.md @@ -1 +1,72 @@ -# MATH 117: Calculus for Engineering +# MATH 117: Calculus 1 + +## Functions + +A **function** is a rule where each input has exactly one output, which can be determined by the **vertical line test**. + +!!! definition + - The **domain** is the set of allowable independent values. + - The **range** is the set of allowable dependent values. + +Functions can be **composed** to apply the result of one function to another. +$$ +(f\circ g)(x) = f(g(x)) +$$ + +!!! warning + Composition is not commutative: $f\circ g \neq g\circ f$. + +## Inverse functions + +The inverse of a function swaps the domain and range of the original function: $f^{-1}(x)$ is the inverse of $f(x)$.. It can be determined by solving for the other variable: +$$ +\begin{align*} +y&=mx+b \\ +y-b&=mx \\ +x&=\frac{y-b}{m} +\end{align*} +$$ + +Because the domain and range are simply swapped, the inverse function is just the original function reflected across the line $y=x$. + +(Source: Wikimedia Commons, public domain) + +If the inverse of a function is applied to the original function, the original value is returned. +$$f^{-1}(f(x)) = x$$ + +A function is **invertible** only if it is "**one-to-one**": each output must have exactly one input. This can be tested via a horizontal line test of the original function. + +If a function is not invertible, restricting the domain may allow a **partial inverse** to be defined. + +!!! example + (Source: Wikimedia Commons, public domain) + By restricting the domain to $[0,\inf]$, the **multivalued inverse function** $y=\pm\sqrt{x}$ is reduced to just the partial inverse $y=\sqrt{x}$. + +## Symmetry + +An **even function** satisfies the property that $f(x)=f(-x)$, indicating that it is unchanged by a reflection across the y-axis. + +An **odd function** satisfies the property that $-f(x)=f(-x)$, indicating that it is unchanged by a 180° rotation about the origin. + +The following properties are always true for even and odd functions: + + - even × even = even + - odd × odd = even + - even × odd = odd + +Functions that are symmetric (that is, both $f(x)$ and $f(-x)$ exist) can be split into an even and odd component. Where $g(x)$ is the even component and $h(x)$ is the odd component: +$$ +\begin{align*} +f(x) &= g(x) + h(x) \\ +g(x) &= \frac{1}{2}(f(x) + f(-x)) \\ +h(x) &= \frac{1}{2}(f(x) - f(-x)) +\end{align*} +$$ + +!!! note + The hyperbolic sine and cosine are the even and odd components of $f(x)=e^x$. + $$ + \cosh x = \frac{1}{2}(e^x + e^{-x}) \\ + \sinh x = \frac{1}{2}(e^x - e^{-x}) + $$ +