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

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

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

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

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

Kris was asked to determine whether f(x)=x3x f(x)=x^{3}-x is even, odd, or neither. Here is his work:\newlineStep 11: Find expression for f(x) f(-x) \newlinef(x)=(x)3(x)=(1)3x3+x=x3+x \begin{aligned} f(-x) & =(-x)^{3}-(-x) \\ & =(-1)^{3} \cdot x^{3}+x \\ & =-x^{3}+x \end{aligned} \newlineStep 22: Check if f(x) f(-x) is equal to f(x) f(x) or f(x) -f(x) \newlinex3+x -x^{3}+x is the same as\newlinef(x)=x3+x -f(x)=-x^{3}+x \text {. } \newlineStep 33: Conclusion\newlinef(x) f(-x) is equivalent to f(x) -f(x) , so f f is odd.\newlineIs Kris' work correct? If not, what is the first step where Kris made a mistake?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) Kris' work is correct.\newline(B) Kris' work is incorrect. He first made a mistake in Step 11.\newline(C) Kris' work is incorrect. He first made a mistake in Step 22.\newline(D) Kris' work is incorrect. He first made a mistake in Step 33.

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Q. Kris was asked to determine whether f(x)=x3x f(x)=x^{3}-x is even, odd, or neither. Here is his work:\newlineStep 11: Find expression for f(x) f(-x) \newlinef(x)=(x)3(x)=(1)3x3+x=x3+x \begin{aligned} f(-x) & =(-x)^{3}-(-x) \\ & =(-1)^{3} \cdot x^{3}+x \\ & =-x^{3}+x \end{aligned} \newlineStep 22: Check if f(x) f(-x) is equal to f(x) f(x) or f(x) -f(x) \newlinex3+x -x^{3}+x is the same as\newlinef(x)=x3+x -f(x)=-x^{3}+x \text {. } \newlineStep 33: Conclusion\newlinef(x) f(-x) is equivalent to f(x) -f(x) , so f f is odd.\newlineIs Kris' work correct? If not, what is the first step where Kris made a mistake?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) Kris' work is correct.\newline(B) Kris' work is incorrect. He first made a mistake in Step 11.\newline(C) Kris' work is incorrect. He first made a mistake in Step 22.\newline(D) Kris' work is incorrect. He first made a mistake in Step 33.
  1. Find f(x)f(-x): Find the expression for f(x)f(-x).\newlinef(x)=(x)3(x)f(-x) = (-x)^{3} - (-x)\newline=(1)3x3x= (-1)^{3} \cdot x^{3} - x\newline=x3x= -x^{3} - x

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