Math  /  Algebra

QuestionGiven the function below, determine the following. f(x)=4x2+4xf(x)=-4 x^{2}+4 x
Find f(x)f(-x). f(x)=f(-x)=
Select all true statements below. f(x)=f(x)f(-x)=f(x) f(x)=f(x)f(-x)=-f(x) ff is an odd function ff is an even function ff is neither an odd nor even function

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We're given a parabola equation f(x)f(x) and we need to find f(x)f(-x), then figure out if the function is even, odd, or neither! Watch out! Don't mix up even and odd functions!
Remember, even functions are symmetric about the y-axis, like a beautiful butterfly, while odd functions are symmetric about the origin, like a cool spiral.

STEP 2

1. Find f(x)f(-x)
2. Determine if f(x)f(x) is even, odd, or neither

STEP 3

Let's **kick things off** by substituting x-x into our function f(x)f(x).
So, wherever we see an xx, we'll replace it with x-x.
This is how we find f(x)f(-x)!

STEP 4

f(x)=4(x)2+4(x)f(-x) = -4(-x)^2 + 4(-x) Now, let's **simplify** this!
Remember that (x)2=x2(-x)^2 = x^2 because a negative times a negative is a positive. f(x)=4(x2)4xf(-x) = -4(x^2) - 4x f(x)=4x24xf(-x) = -4x^2 - 4xSo, f(x)f(-x) is 4x24x-4x^2 - 4x. **Awesome!**

STEP 5

A function is **even** if f(x)=f(x)f(-x) = f(x).
Let's **check** if this is true for our function.
We know f(x)=4x2+4xf(x) = -4x^2 + 4x and we found that f(x)=4x24xf(-x) = -4x^2 - 4x.
These are clearly not the same, so our function is *not* even.

STEP 6

A function is **odd** if f(x)=f(x)f(-x) = -f(x).
Let's **see** what f(x)-f(x) looks like: f(x)=(4x2+4x)-f(x) = -(-4x^2 + 4x) f(x)=4x24x-f(x) = 4x^2 - 4xWe found that f(x)=4x24xf(-x) = -4x^2 - 4x, which is *not* the same as f(x)-f(x).
So, our function is *not* odd either!

STEP 7

Since f(x)f(-x) is not equal to f(x)f(x) and f(x)f(-x) is not equal to f(x)-f(x), we can confidently say that our function f(x)f(x) is **neither even nor odd**!

STEP 8

f(x)=4x24xf(-x) = -4x^2 - 4x. f(x)f(x) is neither an odd nor even function.

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