Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Additional and Advanced Exercises - Page 183: 20

Answer

$f'$ is odd.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Let $f(x)$ be an even function; we have $f(-x)=f(x)$. Step 2. Taking derivative on both sides, we get LHS=$f'(-x)=f'(-x)(-x)'=-f'(-x)$ and RHS=$f'(x)$. Step 3. Since LHS=RHS, we have $f'(-x)=-f'(x)$ which means that the derivative becomes an odd function.
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