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April was asked to determine whether 
f(x)=x^(3)-1 is even, odd, or neither. Here is her work:
Step 1: Find expression for 
f(-x)

{:[f(-x)=(-x)^(3)-1],[=-x^(3)-1]:}
Step 2: Check if 
f(-x) is equal to 
f(x) or 
-f(x)

-x^(3)-1 is the same as

-f(x)=-x^(3)-1.
Step 3: Conclusion

f(-x) is equivalent to 
-f(x), so 
f is odd.
Is April's work correct? If not, what is the first step where April made a mistake?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) April's work is correct.
(B) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 1.
(C) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 2.
(D) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 3.

April was asked to determine whether f(x)=x31 f(x)=x^{3}-1 is even, odd, or neither. Here is her work:\newlineStep 11: Find expression for f(x) f(-x) \newlinef(x)=(x)31=x31 \begin{aligned} f(-x) & =(-x)^{3}-1 \\ & =-x^{3}-1 \end{aligned} \newlineStep 22: Check if f(x) f(-x) is equal to f(x) f(x) or f(x) -f(x) \newlinex31 -x^{3}-1 is the same as\newlinef(x)=x31 -f(x)=-x^{3}-1 .\newlineStep 33: Conclusion\newlinef(x) f(-x) is equivalent to f(x) -f(x) , so f f is odd.\newlineIs April's work correct? If not, what is the first step where April made a mistake?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) April's work is correct.\newline(B) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 11.\newline(C) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 22.\newline(D) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 33.

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Q. April was asked to determine whether f(x)=x31 f(x)=x^{3}-1 is even, odd, or neither. Here is her work:\newlineStep 11: Find expression for f(x) f(-x) \newlinef(x)=(x)31=x31 \begin{aligned} f(-x) & =(-x)^{3}-1 \\ & =-x^{3}-1 \end{aligned} \newlineStep 22: Check if f(x) f(-x) is equal to f(x) f(x) or f(x) -f(x) \newlinex31 -x^{3}-1 is the same as\newlinef(x)=x31 -f(x)=-x^{3}-1 .\newlineStep 33: Conclusion\newlinef(x) f(-x) is equivalent to f(x) -f(x) , so f f is odd.\newlineIs April's work correct? If not, what is the first step where April made a mistake?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) April's work is correct.\newline(B) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 11.\newline(C) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 22.\newline(D) April's work is incorrect. She first made a mistake in Step 33.
  1. Compare Functions: Compare f(x)f(-x) to f(x)f(x) and f(x)-f(x).
    f(x)=x31f(x) = x^3 - 1
    f(x)=(x31)=x3+1-f(x) = -(x^3 - 1) = -x^3 + 1
    Since x31-x^3 - 1 is not equal to x31x^3 - 1 (f(x)f(x)) and not equal to x3+1-x^3 + 1 (f(x)-f(x)), there's a mistake here.

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