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Definition and Properties of Periodic Functions

This document discusses periodic functions including their definition, examples of important periodic functions, and properties that can be used to find the period of functions. Periodic functions are functions that repeat their output values at regular intervals. The document provides examples and properties related to determining the period of trigonometric, algebraic, and other types of functions.

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Definition and Properties of Periodic Functions

This document discusses periodic functions including their definition, examples of important periodic functions, and properties that can be used to find the period of functions. Periodic functions are functions that repeat their output values at regular intervals. The document provides examples and properties related to determining the period of trigonometric, algebraic, and other types of functions.

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12

CLASS

Relations & Functions


Periodic Functions

Relations

Functions

SAMEER CHINCHOLIKAR
periodic functions
Periodic Function: Definition

A function f(x) is periodic with a period T (T > 0) if


f(x) = f(x + T), ∀ x 𝝐 domain.
Finding Period of a Function:

Example : f(x) = sinx


Period of Important Functions:

f(x) = sinx f(x) = cosecx

f(x) = cosx f(x) = secx

f(x) = tanx f(x) = cotx

f(x) = {x}
NOTE

1. |sin x|, |cos x|, |tan x|, |cot x|, |sec x|, |cosec x| are all periodic with
period 𝝅.
2. Algebraic functions eg, x, x2, 11+x are all aperiodic.
Important Results:

1. Domain of a periodic function is always unbounded.

2. Inverse of a periodic function does not exist.

3. Every constant function is always periodic, with no


fundamental period
Properties to find Period of Functions

A. If f(x) has a period T, then f(x) + a, f(x) - a, a.f(x) also have period
T. (where a is some constant)
Properties to find Period of Functions

B. If f(x) has a period T, then 1/f(x)and √f(x) also have a period T.


In General, If f(x) has a period T, then g(f(x)) is also periodic with
period T.
Example

1. Sin {x} 2. {sin x }


Properties to find Period of Functions

C. If f(x) has a period T then f (ax + b) has a period T/|a|

Example: sinx and sin2x


NOTE

1. sinnx, cosnx, secnx, cosecnx have period 𝝅 if n is even and 2𝝅 if n is


odd or fraction.
2. tannx, cotnx are always periodic with period 𝝅.
Example

1. 2.
Example

f(x) = 1 2. f(x) = 3. f(x) =


Properties to find Period of Functions:

D. If f (x) has a period T1 & g (x) also has a period T2 then period of f(x) ± g(x)
or f(x).g(x) or f(x)/g(x) is L.C.M. of T1 & T2 provided their L.C.M. exists.

1. However, L.C.M. (if exists) need not to be fundamental period.


2. If L.C.M. does not exists f(x)±g(x) or f(x).g(x) or f(x)/g(x) is aperiodic.
Properties to find Period of Functions:

Note:
1. L.C.M. of an irrational number and rational number does not exist.
2. L.C.M. of fraction is the ratio of L.C.M of numerators upon H.C.F. of
denominators.
Example

1. tan x + cos 3x
Example

2.
Example

1. |sin x| + |cos x|
Example

2. sin2x + cos4x
Given f(x) = and g(x) = then g(x) is

A. Periodic with period π/2


B. Periodic with period π
C. Periodic with period 2π
D. aperiodic
If and g(x) is a function having the same

period as that of f(x), then which of the following can be g(x)?

A. B.

C. D. None of these
If f(x) + f(x + a) + f(x + 2a) +.......+ f(x + na) = constant ∀ x ∈ R, and a ≠ 0
And f(x) is periodic, then period of f(x) is
A. (n + 1)a
B. e(x+1)a
C. Na
D. ena
If the period of cos(sin(nx))/tan(x/n), n ∈ N is 6π, then

A. 3
B. 2
C. 6
D. 1
If the period of f(x) = cos(x + 4x + 9x +.....+ n2x) is π/7 then the value of n,
n ∈ N, is
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
The period of the function f(t) =

is

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6

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