What are odd functions?

1 Answer
May 10, 2018

#f(x)# is an odd function if #f(-x) = -f(x)#

Explanation:

The answer above defines an odd function.

An example: #f(x) = x^3# is an odd function because:

#f(-x) = -x^3 = -f(x)#

NB: An even function is one that satisfies:

#f(-x) = f(x)#

#f(x) = x^2# is an even function.