sanchez said:Is there a way to tell whether a function such as this one is odd or even just by looking at it? Thank you.
f(x) = -5x^5 + x^3
For polynomials, if all the exponents are even, then the function is even. If all the exponents are odd, then the function is odd.sanchez said:Is there a way to tell whether a function such as this one is odd or even just by looking at it? Thank you.
This polynomial contains both even and odd exponents and is therefore neither even nor odd.sanchez said:f(x) = -5x^5 + x^3
I'm pretty sure both "5" and "3" are odd. :wink:Matt said:This polynomial [f(x) = -5x<sup>5</sup> + x<sup>3</sup>] contains both even and odd exponents....
stapel said:I'm pretty sure both "5" and "3" are odd. :wink:Matt said:This polynomial [f(x) = -5x<sup>5</sup> + x<sup>3</sup>] contains both even and odd exponents....
Eliz.
Indeed! How in blazes did I miss that? :shock:stapel said:I'm pretty sure both "5" and "3" are odd. :wink:Matt said:This polynomial [f(x) = -5x<sup>5</sup> + x<sup>3</sup>] contains both even and odd exponents....