document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192140>Question 192140</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the leading coefficient and degree, and describe the end behavior of f(x)=2x^5+4x^4-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leading coefficient=2+<BR>\n" );
document.write( "degree=5odd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "describe the end behavior? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "END  BEHAVIOR  is  fancy  for  what  happens  to  function  for  very  big  or  small  numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for  the  ODD  functions  they  in  general  slant  up  for  positive  leading  coefficients\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or  slant  down  for  negative  leading  coefficients.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This  is  a  positive  therefore  it  will  slant  up\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the  end  on  the  left  side  will  be  y  approaches  (-infinity)  as  x  approaches  (- infinity)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the  end  on  the  right  side  wiil  be  y  approaches  (+ infinity)  as  x  approaches  ( + infinity)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "as  it  is  5th  degree  it  should  have  4  turns as  it  goes  from  lower  left  to  upper  right  on  graph </SPAN>\n" );
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