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Determine algebraically if the function is even, odd or neither:f(x)=5x2+2x+1

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This function is neither even nor odd.

We have

f(x) = 5x² + 2x + 1

f(-x) = 5 (-x)² + 2 (-x) + 1 = 5x² - 2x + 1

- f(x) = -5x² - 2x - 1

but neither f(-x) = f(x) nor f(-x) = -f(x).

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