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put this solution on YOUR website!A function is even when this is true
where in this case
and
so lets pick any number to plug in for x, say x=2
Plug in x=2
Raise 2 and -2 to the 4th power
Multiply
Combine like terms
Since this equation is false, the function is not even
It turns out that if you have a sum of an even function (in this case
) and an odd function (in this case
) then the function is neither even nor odd. So that means the function
is neither even nor odd. So it doesn't matter if there is an
in the function. If there was only an
in the function, and nothing else, then the function would be even.
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