Rule for right and left end behavior of polynomial functions.
1. Find the term with the largest exponent.
2. If it positive, the right end behavior is UP ON THE RIGHT^
3. If it negative, the right end behavior is DOWNN ON THE RIGHT^
4. Find the largest exponent.
5. If it even, the left end behavior is THE SAME as the right end behavior.
6. If it is odd, the left end behavior is OPPOSITE that of the right end
behavior
2x7 - 86 - 3x5 - 3
The term with the largest exponent is the first one, 2x7
It is POSITIVE, so the right end behavior is up on the right.
The largest exponent is 7, which is ODD, so the left end behavior is
OPPOSITE of the right end behavior, which is DOWN on the left.
Edwin