Odd functions are those that satisfy the condition
f(-x)=-f(x)
For example, check if x^3 is odd =>
f(x)=x^3
f(-x) = (-x)^3
-f(x)=-x^3
Since (-x)^3=-x^3, we see that f(x)=x^3 is an odd function.
In fact, polynomials which contain odd-powered terms only are odd. (constant is even)
As an exercise, you can verify that sin(x) is odd, cos(x) is even.
On graphs, odd functions are those that resemble a 180 degree rotation.
Check with graphs of above examples.
So we identify the first graph (f(x)=-x^3) is odd (we can identify a 180 degree rotation)
Odd functions have a property that the sum of individually odd functions is
also odd. For example, x+x^3-6x^5 is odd, so is x+sin(x).
For the next graph, f(x)=|x+2| is not odd (nor even) because if we rotate one part of the graph, it does not coincide with another part of the graph, so it is not odd.
For the last graph, f(x)=3cos(x), it is not odd, again because if we rotate about the origin by 180 degrees, we get a different graph. However, it is an even function because it is symmetrical about the y-axis.
Answer:
The bolts with diameter less than 5.57 millimeters and with diameter greater than 5.85 millimeters should be rejected.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that the diameters of bolts produced in a machine shop are normally distributed with a mean of 5.71 millimeters and a standard deviation of 0.08 millimeters.
Let us find the sample score that corresponds to z-score of bottom 4%.
From normal distribution table we got z-score corresponding to bottom 4% is -1.75 and z-score corresponding to top 4% or data above 96% is 1.75.
Upon substituting these values in z-score formula we will get our sample scores (x) as:
Therefore, the bolts with diameters less than 5.57 millimeters should be rejected.
Now let us find sample score corresponding to z-score of 1.75 as upper limit.
Therefore, the bolts with diameters greater than 5.85 millimeters should be rejected.
It totally depends on the value of 'a', and if 'a' changes, then (6a-2) immediately changes too. Whatever 'a' is at the moment, (6a-2) is 2 less than 6 times 'a'.
