Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Combinations of Functions; Composite Functions - Exercise Set - Page 260: 118

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Let $h\left( x \right)=f\left( x \right)g\left( x \right)$ A function f is an even function, if it satisfies $f\left( -x \right)=f\left( x \right)$. Hence $\begin{align} & f\left( -x \right)=f\left( x \right) \\ & g\left( -x \right)=g\left( x \right) \\ \end{align}$ In order to find $h\left( -x \right)$: $\begin{align} & h\left( -x \right)=f\left( -x \right)g\left( -x \right) \\ & =f\left( x \right)g\left( x \right) \\ & =h\left( x \right) \end{align}$ Since $h\left( -x \right)=h\left( x \right)$, it is an even function. Thus, $f\left( x \right)g\left( x \right)$ is an even function. The product of two even functions f and g is even $f\left( -x \right)g\left( -x \right)=f\left( x \right)g\left( x \right)$.
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