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Re: even and odd function question

Subject: Re: even and odd function question
From: Arturo Magidin
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:10:50 +0000 UTC
Newsgroups: sci.math
In article <1162328863.915031.86810@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
dale6998 <dale.goodman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Suppose that f(x) is a continuous function defined for all x. Prove
>that if f(x) is even then it has exactly one odd antiderivative.
>
>Good Luck

Thanks; but I don't think I need it...

HINT the First: If g(x) is an odd function, what is g(0)?

HINT the Second: If g(x) and h(x) are two antiderivatives of f(x),
then g(x) = h(x) + C, where C is a constant. So... what is the largest
number of odd antiderivatives that a function may have?

HINT the Third: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus gives you a
particular antiderivative. Can you use that to try to find an odd
antiderivative? 

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