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OpenStudy (anonymous):

f(x)=x^3-5x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the question?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

determine whether the given function is even, odd, or neither

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now that is a question. it is odd

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[f(x)=x^3-5x\] is a polynomial with each term of odd degree, therefore odd. the check is \[f(-x)=(-x)^3-5(-x)=-x^3+5x=-(x^3-5x)=-f(x)\] and odd.

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