Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.9 - The Coordinate Plane; Graphs of Equations; Circles - 1.9 Exercises - Page 104: 110

Answer

It has symmetry with respect to $y$-axis

Work Step by Step

There are couple of ways to test for symmetry. The easiest and fastest way is to sketch the graph and spot the symmetry visually. We can use graphing calculator to graph the following equation: $y=x^2+|x|$. See the image above. As one can clearly see, it has symmetry with respect to $y$-axis. To check it algebraically, we have to replace $x$ by $-x$ and obtain the original equation $y=(-x)^2+|-x|$ => $y=x^2+|x|$
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