document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900242>Question 900242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is the following function even, odd, or neither? f(x)=3x^8-4*|x|. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(–x) = f(x) (even)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(–x) = -f(x) (odd)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug -x into f(x):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(-x)=3(-x)^8-4*|-x|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(-x)=3x^8-4*|x|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since this looks exactly like f(x) the function is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EVEN </SPAN>\n" );
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