Question

Determine f’s end behavior

f(x)= -5x^6+8x^5-1/ x^2 -9

Answer 1

f(x) → -∞ as x → -∞

f(x) → -∞ as x → +∞

Explanation:

The given function is;

f(x) = -5x^(6) + 8x^(5) - 1/(x² - 9x)

Using long division to divide this as attached, we have;

f(x) = -5x⁴ - 37x³ - 333x² - 2997x - 26973 + (-242757x - 1)/(x² - 9x)

Thus, the leading coefficient here is -5 and the polynomial degree is 4.

Since the leading coefficient is negative and the degree of the polynomial is an even number, then we can say that the behavior of the polynomial is;

f(x) → -∞ as x → -∞

f(x) → -∞ as x → +∞