Assuming odd/even functions
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- Subject: [mg98634] Assuming odd/even functions
- From: Martin Schönecker <ms_usenet at gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:57:33 -0400 (EDT)
How can we give Mathematica the information of a function being odd or even, and have it applied automatically or in a Simplify[]?
Such that, if e.g. f[y] is odd, the sum f(a)+f(-a) yields zero, the
integral Integrate[f[y], {y, -a, a}] vanishes?
--Martin