If $f: R \rightarrow R$ is an even function having derivatives of all orders, then an odd function among the…

If $f: R \rightarrow R$ is an even function having derivatives of all orders, then an odd function among the following is
  1. $f^{\prime \prime}$
  2. $f^{\prime \prime \prime}$
  3. $f^{\prime}+f^{\prime \prime}$
  4. $f^{\prime \prime}+f^{\prime \prime \prime}$

Solution

Since, $f$ is an even function. Let $ \begin{aligned} f(x) & =\cos x \\ f^{\prime}(x) & =\sin x \\ f^{\prime \prime}(x) & =-\cos x \\ f^{\prime \prime \prime}(x) & =\sin x \end{aligned} $ Since, $\sin x$ is an odd function. $\therefore$ In $f^{\prime \prime \prime}$ it is an odd function Therefore option (2) is correct

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2004

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