Question

Determine whether the function is even, odd, or neither h(x)=x^3-5

Answer 1

hint:

if ALL the exponents are odd then it is an odd function

if ALL the exponents are even then it is an even function

if NEITHER, then it's neither

does that help?

Answer 2

it also might help to think of

h(x)=x^3-5

as

h(x)=x^3-5x^0

Answer 3

@jim_thompson5910 remind me...is 0 even or odd? it's neither even nor odd right?

Answer 4

0 = 2*0

Answer 5

so even

Answer 6

its odd?

Answer 7

what's odd 0? or the function?

Answer 8

the function . .

Answer 9

no, the exponent for the term -5, which is also -5x^0, is zero

which is even

Answer 10

so because of this clash, the function is neither even nor odd

Answer 11

ohh , ok thanks (: