SOLUTION: Test whether the function is even, off or neither even nor odd: f(x)=7x^3+4x-2

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Question 270165: Test whether the function is even, off or neither even nor odd:
f(x)=7x^3+4x-2
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Test whether the function is even, off or neither even nor odd:
f(x)=7x^3+4x-2
f(-x) = -7x^2 - 4x -2
-f(-x) = 7x^3 + 4x + 2
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f(x) not equal to f(-x) so not even
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f(x) not equal to -f(-x) so not odd
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Ans: neither even nor odd
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Stan H.