document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=469108>Question 469108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Examine the leading term and determine the far-left and far-right behavior of the graph of the polynomial function P(x)=-2x^8-5x^5+9x^3-7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.can't be determined<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.down to far left,down to far right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.down to far left,up to far right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.up to far left,up to far right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e.up to far left,down to far right </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x^8 determines what happens<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As x goes to -oo, -2x^8 goes down<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As x goes to +oo, -2x^8 goes down<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.can't be determined<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.down to far left,down to far right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.down to far left,up to far right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.up to far left,up to far right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e.up to far left,down to far right<BR>\n" );
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