SOLUTION: determine if the function f(x)=x^5+1 is an even or odd

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Question 595906: determine if the function f(x)=x^5+1 is an even or odd
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determine if the function f(x)=x^5+1 is an even or odd
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If f(-x)=f(x), function is even
If f(-x)=-f(x), function is odd
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f(-x)=-x^5+1≠to f(x) or -f(x), so function is neither even nor odd