Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter P - P.3 - Linear Models and Rates of Change - Exercises - Page 30: 100

Answer

$f$ is even.

Work Step by Step

To prove that a function is even, one must show that $$f(-x)=f(x) \,.$$ In this question $$f(x)=a_{2n}x^{2n}+a_{2n-2}x^{2n-2} \cdots +a_2x^2+a_0=\sum_{i=0}^na_{2i}x^{2i} \, .$$ One can easily find $f(-x)$ by noting the fact that the function $f(x)$ is the sum of terms containing even powers of $x$ and for each $i=0, \cdots n$, one has $(-x)^{2i}=(-1)^{2i}x^{2i}=x^{2i}$. So $$f(-x)=a_{2n}x^{2n}+a_{2n-2}x^{2n-2} \cdots +a_2x^2+a_0=\sum_{i=0}^na_{2i}x^{2i}=f(x) \, .$$ Hence, $f$ is even.
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