taylorpatterson7024 taylorpatterson7024 08-05-2024 Mathematics Answered Let f(x) = ax (a > 0) be written as f(x) = f₁ (x) + f₂ (x), where f₁(x) is an even function and f₂(x) is an odd function. Then f₁(x + y) + f₁(x – y) equals (1) 2f₁ (x + y) f₂(x– y) (2) 2f₁ (x + y) f₁(x – y)(3) 2f₁ (x) f₂(y)(4) 2f₁ (x) f₁(y)