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Describe the end behavior of each function.

1) f ( x) = x 4 - 2x 2 - 1 2) f ( x) = -x 5 + 4x 3 - 5x

For each function, state the maximum number of turns the graph could make.

3) f ( x) = -x 2 + 2x + 3 4) f ( x) = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4

For each function, determine the real zeros and state the multiplicity of any repeated zeros.

5) f ( x) = x 3 - 6x 2 + 12x - 8 6) f ( x) = x 5 - 3x 4 - x 3 + 7x 2 - 4

7) f ( x) = x 5 - 2x 4 - 3x 3 + 4x 2 + 4x 8) f ( x) = -x 4 - 7x 3 - 18x 2 - 20x - 8

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sketch the graph.

9) f ( x) = -x 5 + 2x 4 - x 3 10) f ( x) = 4x 4 - 4x 3 + x 2

State the possible number of positive and negative zeros for each function. Then factor each to
linear and irreducible quadratic factors and find all zeros.

11) f ( x) = 2x 3 - x 2 - x 12) f ( x) = 3x 3 + 2x 2 - 15x - 10

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2.3-2.4 Practice Date________________ Period____

Describe the end behavior of each function.

1) f ( x) = x 4 - 2x 2 - 1 2) f ( x) = -x 5 + 4x 3 - 5x lim f ( x) = ¥
x ® -¥

lim f ( x) = ¥ lim f ( x) = -¥
x ® -¥ x® ¥

lim f ( x) = ¥
x® ¥

For each function, state the maximum number of turns the graph could make.

3) f ( x) = -x 2 + 2x + 3 4) f ( x) = x 3 - 4x 2 + 4
1 2

For each function, determine the real zeros and state the multiplicity of any repeated zeros.

5) f ( x) = x 3 - 6x 2 + 12x - 8 6) f ( x) = x 5 - 3x 4 - x 3 + 7x 2 - 4
{2 mult. 3} {2 mult. 2, 1, -1 mult. 2}

7) f ( x) = x 5 - 2x 4 - 3x 3 + 4x 2 + 4x 8) f ( x) = -x 4 - 7x 3 - 18x 2 - 20x - 8
{0, 2 mult. 2, -1 mult. 2} {-2 mult. 3, -1}

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sketch the graph.

9) f ( x) = -x 5 + 2x 4 - x 3 10) f ( x) = 4x 4 - 4x 3 + x 2
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State the possible number of positive and negative zeros for each function. Then factor each to
linear and irreducible quadratic factors and find all zeros.

11) f ( x) = 2x 3 - x 2 - x 12) f ( x) = 3x 3 + 2x 2 - 15x - 10

Possible # positive real zeros: 1 Possible # positive real zeros: 1
Possible # negative real zeros: 1 Possible # negative real zeros: 2 or 0
Factors to: f ( x) = x( x - 1)(2x + 1) Factors to: f ( x) = (3x + 2)( x 2 - 5)
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Zeros: - , 5, - 5
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