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End Behavior of Polynomials Date________________ Period____

Determine the end behavior by describing the leading coefficent and degree. State whether
odd/even degree and positive/negative leading coefficient.
1) f ( x) = x 4 - 2 x 2 - 2 x - 1 2) f ( x) = x 2 + 8 x + 12

3) f ( x) = - x 2 + 2 x + 1 4) f ( x) = - x 3 + 4 x 2 - 3

5) f ( x) = - x 2 - 4 x - 5 6) f ( x) = x 2 - 3

7) f ( x) = x 2 + 8 x + 10 8) f ( x) = - x 5 + 4 x 3 - 3 x + 3

9) f ( x) = x 2 + 8 x + 14 10) f ( x) = - x 3 + 4 x 2 - 4

11) f ( x) = x 5 - 3 x 3 + 1 12) f ( x) = - x 3 + 8 x 2 - 20 x + 12

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13) f ( x) = - x 5 + 4 x 3 - x + 2 14) f ( x) = - x 5 + 2 x 3 + 1

15) f ( x) = - x 3 + 4 x 2 - 7 16) f ( x) = x 4 - 3 x 2 + 3 x + 3

17) f ( x) = x 5 - 4 x 3 + 3 x 18) f ( x) = - x 3 + 2 x 2 + 1

19) f ( x) = - x 4 + 2 x 2 20) f ( x) = x 4 + 2 x 3 - x 2 + 5

Sketch the general shape of each function.

21) f ( x) = x 5 - 3 x 3 + x - 1 22) f ( x) = x 2 - 4 x - 1

23) f ( x) = - x 4 + 3 x 2 + 3 x - 1 24) f ( x) = x 4 - 2 x 3 - x 2 + 2

25) f ( x) = - x 4 + 4 x 3 - 4 x 2 - 3 + 2 x 26) f ( x) = - x 3 + 13 x 2 - 56 x + 78

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27) f ( x) = - x 4 - x 3 + 4 x 2 - 6 28) f ( x) = x 3 - x 2

29) f ( x) = x 5 - 2 x 3 + x + 3 30) f ( x) = x 4 - x 2 - 3

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End Behavior of Polynomials Date________________ Period____

Determine the end behavior by describing the leading coefficent and degree. State whether
odd/even degree and positive/negative leading coefficient.
1) f ( x) = x 4 - 2 x 2 - 2 x - 1 2) f ( x) = x 2 + 8 x + 12
f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞

3) f ( x) = - x 2 + 2 x + 1 4) f ( x) = - x 3 + 4 x 2 - 3
f ( x) → -∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞

5) f ( x) = - x 2 - 4 x - 5 6) f ( x) = x 2 - 3
f ( x) → -∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞

7) f ( x) = x 2 + 8 x + 10 8) f ( x) = - x 5 + 4 x 3 - 3 x + 3
f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞

9) f ( x) = x 2 + 8 x + 14 10) f ( x) = - x 3 + 4 x 2 - 4
f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞

11) f ( x) = x 5 - 3 x 3 + 1 12) f ( x) = - x 3 + 8 x 2 - 20 x + 12
f ( x) → -∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞

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13) f ( x) = - x 5 + 4 x 3 - x + 2 14) f ( x) = - x 5 + 2 x 3 + 1
f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞

15) f ( x) = - x 3 + 4 x 2 - 7 16) f ( x) = x 4 - 3 x 2 + 3 x + 3
f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞

17) f ( x) = x 5 - 4 x 3 + 3 x 18) f ( x) = - x 3 + 2 x 2 + 1
f ( x) → -∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞

19) f ( x) = - x 4 + 2 x 2 20) f ( x) = x 4 + 2 x 3 - x 2 + 5
f ( x) → -∞ as x → -∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → -∞
f ( x) → -∞ as x → +∞ f ( x) → +∞ as x → +∞

Sketch the general shape of each function.

21) f ( x) = x 5 - 3 x 3 + x - 1 y
22) f ( x) = x 2 - 4 x - 1 y

x x

23) f ( x) = - x 4 + 3 x 2 + 3 x - 1 y
24) f ( x) = x 4 - 2 x 3 - x 2 + 2 y

x x

25) f ( x) = - x 4 + 4 x 3 - 4 x 2 - 3 + 2 x y
26) f ( x) = - x 3 + 13 x 2 - 56 x + 78 y

x x

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27) f ( x) = - x 4 - x 3 + 4 x 2 - 6 y
28) f ( x) = x 3 - x 2 y

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29) f ( x) = x 5 - 2 x 3 + x + 3 y
30) f ( x) = x 4 - x 2 - 3 y

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