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Given the function y=3x4 -8x3 + 4x2 - x -5 what is the end behavior?

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y=3x4 -8x3 + 4x2 - x -5 is an even function. Highest power is x^4 (not x4).

As x increases in the + direction or decreases in the - direction, 3x^4 will increase in Q I and Q II respectively. Not a parabola, but looks like one, opening up.

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