Question

f(x) = x^3 + 4x^2 - x - 4

Part A: What are the factors of f(x)?

Part B: What are the zeros of f(x)?

Part C: What are the steps you would follow to graph f(x)? Describe the end behavior of the graph of f(x).

Answer 1

HInt:

x^3 + 4x^2 = x^2(x + 4)
- x - 4 = -x(x + 4)