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PrecalculusChallengeFunctions and Their Graphs

Functions and Their Graphs · Challenge problem

Every function on a symmetric domain splits uniquely as (even part) ++ (odd part), namely 12(g(x)+g(−x))+12(g(x)−g(−x))\tfrac12\big(g(x)+g(-x)\big)+\tfrac12\big(g(x)-g(-x)\big). Carry out this decomposition for g(x)=1x−1g(x)=\dfrac{1}{x-1} and simplify each part to a single fraction.