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Vector Spaces & Bases · Hard problem

Every polynomial pp splits uniquely as p=peven+poddp = p_{\text{even}} + p_{\text{odd}}, where peven(x)=p(x)+p(−x)2p_{\text{even}}(x) = \tfrac{p(x)+p(-x)}{2} and podd(x)=p(x)−p(−x)2p_{\text{odd}}(x) = \tfrac{p(x)-p(-x)}{2}. For p(x)=x3+2x2−3x+5p(x) = x^3+2x^2-3x+5, find the coefficient of xx in poddp_{\text{odd}}.