Question 1009653
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f(x) = x^4 - x^3 - 4^x2 +4 
 
By DesCartes' rule of signs it has 2 sign changes so it
has 2 or 0 positive real zeros.

We know by the factored form 

f(x) = (x^3 - 4x - 4)(x-1)

That it has at least 1 positive real zero, 1, so by DesCartes' 
rule of signs, it MUST have 2 positive real zeros. 

We know since 1 has multiplicity 1 that the curve cuts
through the x-axis there.

We know it goes up on the far right because the leading
coefficient 1 of 1x^4 is positive.  We know that it also goes 
up on the far left also because the degree 4 is even.


We make a table of 5 values:

 x | y
-2 | 12
-1 | 2
 0 | 4
 2 |-4
 3 |22 

We plot those points:

{{{drawing(3200/29,400,-4,4,-6,23,

graph(3200/29,400,-4,4,-6,23), 

circle(-2,12,0.15),circle(-2,12,0.13),circle(-2,12,0.11),circle(-2,12,0.09),circle(-2,12,0.07),circle(-2,12,0.05),circle(-2,12,0.03),circle(-2,12,0.01),

circle(-1,2,0.15),circle(-1,2,0.13),circle(-1,2,0.11),circle(-1,2,0.09),circle(-1,2,0.07),circle(-1,2,0.05),circle(-1,2,0.03),circle(-1,2,0.01),

circle(0,4,0.15),circle(0,4,0.13),circle(0,4,0.11),circle(0,4,0.09),circle(0,4,0.07),circle(0,4,0.05),circle(0,4,0.03),circle(0,4,0.01),

circle(2,-4,0.15),circle(2,-4,0.13),circle(2,-4,0.11),circle(2,-4,0.09),circle(2,-4,0.07),circle(2,-4,0.05),circle(2,-4,0.03),circle(2,-4,0.01),


circle(1,0,0.15),circle(1,0,0.13),circle(1,0,0.11),circle(1,0,0.09),circle(1,0,0.07),circle(1,0,0.05),circle(1,0,0.03),circle(1,0,0.01),



circle(3,22,0.15),circle(3,22,0.13),circle(3,22,0.11),circle(3,22,0.09),circle(3,22,0.07),circle(3,22,0.05),circle(3,22,0.03),circle(3,22,0.01)  )}}}


So the graph must look something like this:

{{{drawing(3200/29,400,-4,4,-6,23,

graph(3200/29,400,-4,4,-6,23,x^4 - x^3 - 4x^2 +4), 

circle(-2,12,0.15),circle(-2,12,0.13),circle(-2,12,0.11),circle(-2,12,0.09),circle(-2,12,0.07),circle(-2,12,0.05),circle(-2,12,0.03),circle(-2,12,0.01),

circle(-1,2,0.15),circle(-1,2,0.13),circle(-1,2,0.11),circle(-1,2,0.09),circle(-1,2,0.07),circle(-1,2,0.05),circle(-1,2,0.03),circle(-1,2,0.01),

circle(0,4,0.15),circle(0,4,0.13),circle(0,4,0.11),circle(0,4,0.09),circle(0,4,0.07),circle(0,4,0.05),circle(0,4,0.03),circle(0,4,0.01),

circle(2,-4,0.15),circle(2,-4,0.13),circle(2,-4,0.11),circle(2,-4,0.09),circle(2,-4,0.07),circle(2,-4,0.05),circle(2,-4,0.03),circle(2,-4,0.01),


circle(1,0,0.15),circle(1,0,0.13),circle(1,0,0.11),circle(1,0,0.09),circle(1,0,0.07),circle(1,0,0.05),circle(1,0,0.03),circle(1,0,0.01),



circle(3,22,0.15),circle(3,22,0.13),circle(3,22,0.11),circle(3,22,0.09),circle(3,22,0.07),circle(3,22,0.05),circle(3,22,0.03),circle(3,22,0.01)  )}}}

Edwin</pre>