Help with pre-calculus questions?

watchthesky30

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Can somebody please help me with these questions? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

1. Recall that a function f is odd if f(-x)=-f(x) or even if f(-x)=f(x) for all real x.

a) Show that a polynomial P(x) that contains only odd powers of x is an odd function

b) Show that if a polynomial P(x) contains only even powers of x is an even function

c) Show that if a polynomial P(x) contains both odd and even powers of x, then it is neither an odd nor an even function

2.Use the inverse function property to show that f and g are inverses of each other.
f(x)=x²+1; g(x)=(x-1)^1/3
 
watchthesky30 said:
Can somebody please help me with these questions? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

1. Recall that a function f is odd if f(-x)=-f(x) or even if f(-x)=f(x) for all real x.

a) Show that a polynomial P(x) that contains only odd powers of x is an odd function

P(x) = A*x + B*x^3 + C*x^5....

P(-x) = A*(-x) + B*(-x)^3 + C*(-x)^5 ....

Now continue.....


b) Show that if a polynomial P(x) contains only even powers of x is an even function

c) Show that if a polynomial P(x) contains both odd and even powers of x, then it is neither an odd nor an even function

2.Use the inverse function property to show that f and g are inverses of each other.
f(x)=x²+1; g(x)=(x-1)^1/3

Please show us your work, indicating exactly where you are stuck - so that we know where to begin to help you.

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