How do you know if (3x) / (4-x^2) 3x4x2 is an even or odd function?

1 Answer
Sep 14, 2016

(3x)/(4-x^2)3x4x2 is an odd function.

Explanation:

A function f(x))f(x)) is even if f(-x)=f(x)f(x)=f(x) and is odd if f(-x)=-f(x)f(x)=f(x).

It is also possible that it is neither.

As here f(x)=(3x)/(4-x^2)f(x)=3x4x2

f(-x)=(3xx(-x))/(4-(-x)^2)f(x)=3×(x)4(x)2

= (-3x)/(4-x^2)3x4x2

= -(3x)/(4-x^2)3x4x2

= -f(x)f(x)

Hence (3x)/(4-x^2)3x4x2 is an odd function.