SOLUTION: Discuss the symmetry of the graph y = x^3 - 3x

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Question 953574: Discuss the symmetry of the graph y = x^3 - 3x
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Discuss the symmetry of the graph
f(x) = x^3 - 3x
f(-x) = -x^3 + 3x
-f(-x) = x^3 - 3x
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Since f(x) = -f(-x), the graph will be symmetric
to the origin.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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