Algebra 2 Common Core

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

End-of-Course Assessment - Page 967: 37

Answer

As $x \to \infty, y \to -\infty$ As $x \to -\infty, y \to \infty$, or (C)

Work Step by Step

The end behavior of a polynomial function is dictated by the highest order term, in this case, the $-2x^5$. As $x \to \infty$, we consider the sign, which is negative, and the fact that a positive number taken to the 5th power will be positive. We multiply, then, a negative number by positive infinity. Therefore $y \to -\infty$. As x→-∞, we consider the sign, which is negative, and the fact that a negative number taken to the 5th (odd) power will be negative. We multiply, then, a negative number by negative infinity. Therefore y→∞.
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