SOLUTION: Determine algebraically whether the function is even, odd or neither even nor odd. f(x)=-8x^5-6x^3

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Question 516379: Determine algebraically whether the function is even, odd or neither even nor odd.
f(x)=-8x^5-6x^3
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Determine algebraically whether the function is even, odd or neither even nor odd.
f(x)=-8x^5-6x^3
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A function is odd if f(-x)=-f(x)
A function is even if f(-x)=f(x)
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f(x)=-8x^5-6x^3
f(-x)=8x^5+6x^3=-f(x)
Therefore function is odd