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 Behavior  of  Polynomials   Name    _________________________________  

Date  ___________________      Period  _______  

The behavior of the graph of f(x) as x approaches positive infinity or negative infinity
x ! -∞ x!∞
“as x approaches negative infinity” “as x approaches positive infinity”
f(x) ! -∞ as x ! -∞ f(x) ! ∞ as x ! ∞
y

f(x) ∞
-∞ " x
x!∞ x
-∞

Determine the end behavior of the following functions

y y

x x
g(x)
f(x)

f(x) ! ____ as x ! ∞ g(x) ! ____ as x ! ∞

f(x) ! ____ as x ! -∞ g(x) ! ____ as x ! -∞
 Given the equation of a polynomial function,
we can analyze the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial.

Even Degree Odd Degree

f(x) ! ∞ as x ! ∞ Positive f(x) ! ∞ as x ! ∞

f(x) ! ∞ as x ! -∞ f(x) ! -∞ as x ! -∞
f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3
Negative

f(x) ! -∞ as x ! ∞ f(x) ! -∞ as x ! ∞
f(x) ! -∞ as x ! -∞ f(x) ! ∞ as x ! -∞
f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3

Determine the end behavior of the

following functions Even Degree Odd Degree

f(x) = 2x5 + 8x2 + 7x

Positive

f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3
Negative

f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3

Determine the end behavior of the
following functions Even Degree Odd Degree

f(x) = -4x6 – 5x3 + 10

Positive
f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3

Negative
f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3

Determine the end behavior of the

following functions Even Degree Odd Degree

f(x) = 5x4 – x3 + 5x2 – 2x + 12

Positive

f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3
Negative

f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3

 Determine the end behavior of the
following functions Even Degree Odd Degree

f(x) = -2x7 – 4x5 + x3 + 10x + 9

Positive
f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3

Negative
f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3

Determine if the degree of the following

function is even or odd and if the leading Even Degree Odd Degree
coefficient is positive or negative.
Positive

f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3
Negative

f(x)

f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3

 Determine if the degree of the following
function is even or odd and if the leading Even Degree Odd Degree
coefficient is positive or negative.

Positive
f(x)

f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3

Negative
f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3

Determine if the degree of the following

function is even or odd and if the leading Even Degree Odd Degree
coefficient is positive or negative.
Positive

f(x)
f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3
Negative

f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3

 Determine if the degree of the following
function is even or odd and if the leading Even Degree Odd Degree
coefficient is positive or negative.

Positive
f(x)

f(x) = x2 f(x) = x3

Negative
f(x) = -x2 f(x) = -x3