Question

In which direction does the right side of this graph point?
f(x)=-x^4-x^3+4x-2

Answer 1

the ^4 is even so the normal points up in both directions; like the ends of a parabola

the "-" in front tells us to flip it; so that makes it point down and to the right

Answer 2

down if you consider it "pointing' anywhere

Answer 3

who writes this stuff?

Answer 4

somewhere in the East to South direction ;)

Answer 5

apex precalc.. ugh worst class

Answer 6

*class

Answer 7

*class

Answer 8

every time i write c l a s s it switches to clretrice

Answer 9

so how do i solve this problem

Answer 10

She doesn't mean class, she means CLASS

Answer 11

of course I know why they did that. The last three letters in CLASS spells something un-CLASSY

Answer 12

oh ahah yeah i guess, any idea how to solve this problem?

Answer 13

Um, it points downWARD

Answer 14

haha is that a guess or do you actually ahve some idea how to do this problem? bc im supper lost

Answer 15

haha is that a guess or do you actually ahve some idea how to do this problem? bc im supper lost

Answer 16

Well, as amistre said, they're referring to the end points of the parabola. You don't have to guess. Just graph it for yourself and you will see...

Answer 17

Well, it's not a parabola, but the end points of the graph point downward....
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=-x^4-x^3%2B4x-2

Answer 18

even exponents resemble "U"

odd exponents resemble: " / "

Answer 19

the negative sign in front just turns them over

Answer 20

yeah, but it's negative even.....I understand what you're trying to do amistre...but she's already confused enough....just refer to it as negative even

Answer 21

even exponent, negative coefficient

Answer 22

so im just gunna say downward?

Answer 23

Well, you'll probably also have to explain why....

Answer 24

nope haha one word answer is all i have to put