Jen was asked to determine whether f(x)=3x1 is even, odd, or neither. Here is her work:Step 1: Find expression for f(−x)f(−x)amp;=3(−x)1amp;=3−1⋅3x1amp;=−3x1Step 2: Check if f(−x) is equal to f(x) or −f(x)−3x1 is the same as−f(x)=−3x1.Step 3: Conclusionf(−x) is equivalent to −f(x), so f is even.Is Jen's work correct? If not, what is the first step where Jen made a mistake?Choose 1 answer:(A) Jen's work is correct.(B) Jen's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 1.(C) Jen's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 2.(D) Jen's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 3.
Q. Jen was asked to determine whether f(x)=3x1 is even, odd, or neither. Here is her work:Step 1: Find expression for f(−x)f(−x)=3(−x)1=3−1⋅3x1=−3x1Step 2: Check if f(−x) is equal to f(x) or −f(x)−3x1 is the same as−f(x)=−3x1.Step 3: Conclusionf(−x) is equivalent to −f(x), so f is even.Is Jen's work correct? If not, what is the first step where Jen made a mistake?Choose 1 answer:(A) Jen's work is correct.(B) Jen's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 1.(C) Jen's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 2.(D) Jen's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 3.
Find f(−x): Find expression for f(−x).f(−x)=3−x1
Check function symmetry: Check if f(−x) is equal to f(x) or −f(x).Since f(−x)=−3x1, this is the same as −f(x)=−3x1.
Conclusion: Conclusion.Jen concluded that f(−x) is equivalent to −f(x), so f is even. However, this is incorrect because if f(−x)=−f(x), the function is odd, not even.
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