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Is the following function even, odd, or neither?

f(x)=x^(4)+x
Choose 1 answer:
(A) Even
(B) Odd
(c) Neither

Is the following function even, odd, or neither?\newlinef(x)=x4+x f(x)=x^{4}+x \newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) Even\newline(B) Odd\newline(C) Neither

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Q. Is the following function even, odd, or neither?\newlinef(x)=x4+x f(x)=x^{4}+x \newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) Even\newline(B) Odd\newline(C) Neither
  1. Symmetry properties of a function: To determine if the function f(x)f(x) is even, odd, or neither, we need to check the symmetry properties of the function. An even function satisfies f(x)=f(x)f(x) = f(-x) for all xx in its domain, while an odd function satisfies f(x)=f(x)f(-x) = -f(x) for all xx in its domain.
  2. Checking if f(x) is even: Let's first check if f(x) is even. We substitute x-x for xx in the function and see if we get the original function back.f(x)=(x)4+(x)=x4xf(-x) = (-x)^{4} + (-x) = x^{4} - x
  3. Checking if f(x)f(x) is odd: We can see that f(x)f(x)f(-x) \neq f(x), because f(x)=x4+xf(x) = x^{4} + x and f(x)=x4xf(-x) = x^{4} - x. Therefore, the function f(x)f(x) is not even.
  4. Conclusion: Next, let's check if f(x)f(x) is odd. We substitute x-x for xx in the function and see if we get the negative of the original function.\newlinef(x)=(x)4x=x4xf(-x) = (-x)^{4} - x = x^{4} - x
  5. Conclusion: Next, let's check if f(x)f(x) is odd. We substitute x-x for xx in the function and see if we get the negative of the original function.\newlinef(x)=(x)4x=x4xf(-x) = (-x)^{4} - x = x^{4} - x We can see that f(x)f(-x) does not equal f(x)-f(x), because f(x)-f(x) would be x4x-x^{4} - x, which is not equal to x4xx^{4} - x. Therefore, the function f(x)f(x) is not odd.
  6. Conclusion: Next, let's check if f(x)f(x) is odd. We substitute x-x for xx in the function and see if we get the negative of the original function.f(x)=(x)4x=x4xf(-x) = (-x)^{4} - x = x^{4} - xWe can see that f(x)f(-x) does not equal f(x)-f(x), because f(x)-f(x) would be x4x-x^{4} - x, which is not equal to x4xx^{4} - x. Therefore, the function f(x)f(x) is not odd.Since f(x)f(x) is neither even nor odd, the correct answer is that the function is neither even nor odd.

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