The function is .
Determine the end behavior of the graph of the function :
\Expand the polynomial.
\The polynomial function is of degree
.
The graph of behave like
for large values of
.
Find the intercepts of the function :
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Find the -intercepts by substituting
in
.
and
.
and
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-intercepts are
and
.
Find the -intercepts by substituting
in
.
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-intercept is
.
Determine the zeros of the function and their multiplicity :
\Use this information to determine whether the graph crosses or touches the -axis at each
-intercept.
The zeros of the function are and
.
The zero is a zero of multiplicity
, so the graph of
crosses the
-axis at
.
The zero is a zero of multiplicity
, so the graph of
touches the
-axis at
.
Determine the maximum number of turning points on the graph of the function :
\Degree of the function is
.
Therefore, the number of turning points .
At most turning points.
Determine the behavior of the graph of near each
- intercept :
Near :
.
A line with slope .
Near :
.
A parabola opening up.
\ \Put all the information from the steps 1 through step 5 together to obtain graph of :
Plot the intercepts.
\Construct a table of values to graph the general shape of the curve.
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Plot the points found in the above table and connect the plotted points.
\Graph of the function :
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Observe the graph of the function :
\The function in the interval
.
These values of result in
being positive or equals to zero.
From the graph, , for
.
Thus, the solution set is or in interval notation,
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