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Determine whether the graph of the polynomial has y-axis symmetry, origin symmetry, or neither.

f(x) = x^3 + 11x^2 + 39x + 45
A) Y-axis symmetry
B) Origin symmetry
C) Neither

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Final answer:

After substituting -x for x in the polynomial f(x) = x^3 + 11x^2 + 39x + 45, it's determined that the graph of the polynomial has neither y-axis symmetry nor origin symmetry.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine whether the graph of the polynomial f(x) = x^3 + 11x^2 + 39x + 45 has y-axis symmetry, origin symmetry, or neither, we need to look at the function and its behavior when we substitute -x for x.

Y-axis symmetry is present if f(-x) = f(x), which would indicate that the graph is mirrored across the y-axis. For the given polynomial, if we substitute -x into the function, we get: f(-x) = (-x)^3 + 11(-x)^2 + 39(-x) + 45, which simplifies to -x^3 + 11x^2 - 39x + 45. This is not the same as the original function, so there is no y-axis symmetry.

To check for origin symmetry, we must have f(-x) = -f(x). Applying -x in the function we obtained -x^3 + 11x^2 - 39x + 45, which needs to be the negative of the original function for origin symmetry to hold. Multiplying the original function by -1, we get -x^3 - 11x^2 - 39x - 45, which again doesn't match our substitution result, showing there is no origin symmetry either.

Therefore, the graph of the given polynomial has neither y-axis symmetry nor origin symmetry.

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