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    This document discusses exploring the end behavior of functions. It provides examples of describing the end behavior of functions like f(x)=2x^3 - x^2 - 7x + 5 by graphing them on a calculator. It prompts the reader to consider additional functions and make conjectures about the end behavior of functions that are of the same type based on whether they rise or fall as x approaches positive or negative infinity.

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    6-7

    Explore End Behavior


    End behavior is a description of the values of the function as x approaches
    positive infinity (x → +∞) or negative infinity (x → -∞).

    Use with Lesson 6-7

    Activity
    KEYWORD: MB7 Lab6
    Describe the end behavior of f (x) = 2x 3 - x 2 - 7x + 5.
    Enter f (x) into your graphing calculator. Choose a large window, and graph.

    Notice f (x) appears to rise for positive x-values and fall for negative x-values.

    Try This
    1. Consider the functions g (x) = 3x 3 - 2x 2 + x + 4, h (x) = __12 x 3 + 3x 2 + x - 9, and
    k (x) = 5x 3 - 8x 2 - 2x + 1.
    a. What do the functions g (x), h (x), and k (x) have in common?
    b. Graph g (x), h (x), and k (x) on your graphing calculator, and describe the end
    behavior of each.
    c. Make a Conjecture What can you say about the end behavior of functions of
    the same type as g (x), h (x), and k (x)?

    2. Consider the functions a (x) =-3x 3 - 2x 2 + x + 4, b (x) =-__12 x 3 + 3x 2 + x - 9, and


    c (x) = -5x 3 - 8x 2 - 2x + 1.
    a. What do the functions a (x), b (x), and c (x) have in common?
    b. Graph a (x), b (x), and c (x) on your graphing calculator, and describe the end
    behavior of each.
    c. Make a Conjecture What can you say about the end behavior of functions of
    the same type as a (x), b (x), and c (x)?

    3. Consider the functions p (x) = 3x 4 - x 2 + x + 4, r (x) = __12 x 4 + 3x 3 + x - 9, and


    s (x) = 5x 4 - 8x 3 - 2x 2 + 1.
    a. What do the functions p (x), r (x), and s (x) have in common?
    b. Graph p (x), r (x), and s (x) on your graphing calculator, and describe the end
    behavior of each.
    c. Make a Conjecture What can you say about the end behavior of functions of
    the same type as p (x), r (x), and s (x)?

    4. Critical Thinking Compare your conjectures from Problems 1c, 2c, and 3c.
    What are the characteristics of a function that seem to affect the function’s
    end behavior?

    452 Chapter 6 Polynomial Functions

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