Given the function f(x) = -3x^3 + 9x^2 - 2x + 3, what part of the function indicates that the left end starts at the top of the graph?

The degree of the first term
The degree of the last term
The coefficient of the first term
The coefficient of the last term

Question

Given the function f(x) = -3x^3 + 9x^2 - 2x + 3, what part of the function indicates that the left end starts at the top of the graph?

The degree of the first term
The degree of the last term
The coefficient of the first term
The coefficient of the last term

adamaero · Answer

What do you think zynapze?

anonymous · Answer

My assumption would be the degree of the first term.

adamaero · Answer

not because it's the biggest, it's because of the (negative) cubed function: http://www.shelovesmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cubic-Cube-Root-Functions.png you should have this one memorized, along with sqrt, parabola, and throw in a few more