Question

What is the end behavior of the function f(x) = -x3 + 2x2 + 4x + 5?


Up on the left, up on the right
Up on the left, down on the right
Down on the left, up on the right
Down on the left, down on the right

Answer 1

On -x3, is the three supposed to be the exponent?

Answer 2

of -x?

Answer 3

Yes @50centolly

Answer 4

And same with 2x^2 @50centolly

Answer 5

ok i wasnt sure

Answer 6

no idea sorry bout that... =S

Answer 7

Its okay. Thanks anyways @50centolly

Answer 8

@zepdrix could you please help me?

Answer 9

Hey c:

Answer 10

For end behavior, only pay attention to the leading term (largest power of x), that is the driving force for what happens at the end points.

Answer 11

I am a little confused. So the largest power of x is 4, right? @zepdrix

Answer 12

This is for normal cubic function.
(I may be writing the left side incorrectly, maybe you're supposed to read yours FROM the middle)