SOLUTION: Describe the end behavior of the graph of the function f(x)=2x^3 - 8x + 1?

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Question 91341: Describe the end behavior of the graph of the function f(x)=2x^3 - 8x + 1?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Describe the end behavior of the graph of the function f(x)=2x^3 - 8x + 1?
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The highest power term determines what happens
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As x goes to infinity, f(x) goes to +infinity
As x goes to negative infinity, f(x) goes to -infinity.
Cheers,
Stan H.