College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Polynomial Functions and Models - 5.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 339: 70

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

All polynomial functions are continuous everywhere, but this is discontinuous at $x=-1$, thus it cannot be a polynomial function.
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