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Functional Equations: A functional equation is an equation, which relates the values assumed by a function at two or more points, which are themselves related in a particular manner. For example, we define an odd function by the relation f(-x)=-f(x) for all x. This definition can be paraphrased to say that it is a function f(x), which satisfies the functional relation f(x)+f(y)=0, whenever x+y=0. Of course, this does not identify the function uniquely, sometimes with someadditional information, a function satisfying a given functional can be identified uniquely. Suppose a functional equation has a relation between f(x) and f((1)/(x)), then due to the reason that reciprocal of a reciprocal gives back the original number, we can substitute 1/x for x. This will result into another equation and solving these two, we can find (x) uniquely. Similarly, we can solve an equation, which contains f(x) and f(-x). Such equations are of repetitive nature. If for every x in R, the function f(x) satisfies the relation af(x)+bf(-x)=g(x), then

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f(x) can be uniquely determined if `ag(x)-BG(-x)ne0 and a=pm b`
f(x) can have infinitely MANY values if `ag(x)-bg(-x)=0 and a pm b`
f(x) cannot be determined if `a NE pm b`
all of these

Answer :B


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