Equality of Functions

Rarely Tested

Equality of Functions

## Definition / Concept

Two functions are equal only when they have the same domain, the same codomain and the same output for every corresponding input.

## Formula

$$f=g\Leftrightarrow\text{Domain}(f)=\text{Domain}(g),\ \text{Codomain}(f)=\text{Codomain}(g),\ f(x)=g(x)\ \forall x$$

## Conditions / Special Cases

Having the same algebraic expression alone does not guarantee equality if the domains or codomains differ.

## Usage

- Used to determine whether two given mappings represent the same function.

Question 1

Let $$f(x)=\dfrac{2^{x+2}+16}{2^{2x+1}+2^{x+4}+32}$$. Then the value of $$8\left(f\!\left(\dfrac{1}{15}\right)+f\!\left(\dfrac{2}{15}\right)+\cdots+f\!\left(\dfrac{59}{15}\right)\right)$$ is equal to:

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