Question

20. Consider the leading term of the polynomial function. What is the end behavior of the graph? Describe the end behavior and provide the leading term. -3x^5 + 9x^4 + 5x^3 + 3

Answer 1

-3x^5 is the leading term. The end behavior would be that one side of the graph will rise, the other will fall the reason is that the degree is odd. The left side will rise while the right side falls. The right side falls because the leading coefficient (which is -3) is negative.