Question

Choose the correct end behavior for the function graphed.
graph shows a line passing through (-3.1,0) and (1.1,0) and the line curves at (-1,-5)


(1 point)
Responses

as x approaches −∞, f(x) approaches −∞
and as x approaches ∞, f(x) approaches ∞

as x approaches −∞, f(x) approaches −∞
and as x approaches ∞, f(x) approaches ∞


as x approaches −∞, f(x) approaches ∞
and as x approaches ∞, f(x) approaches ∞

as x approaches −∞, f(x) approaches ∞
and as x approaches ∞, f(x) approaches ∞


as x approaches −∞, f(x) approaches −∞
and as x approaches ∞, f(x) approaches −∞

as x approaches −∞, f(x) approaches −∞
and as x approaches ∞, f(x) approaches −∞


as x approaches −∞, f(x) approaches ∞
and as x approaches ∞, f(x) approaches −∞

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To determine the end behavior of the function based on the description provided, let's analyze the given information:

- The function passes through the x-intercepts (-3.1, 0) and (1.1, 0), indicating that the function crosses the x-axis at these points.
- The function has a curving point at (-1, -5), which suggests that at this point, the function has a local minimum or maximum.

Since the line curves downwards to the point (-1, -5) and then curves back upwards, we can infer the following about the end behavior:

- As \( x \) approaches \( -\infty \) (moving to the left), the function is likely approaching negative infinity, because it appears that the curve begins at a higher position (above the x-axis) and dips down to (-1, -5).
- As \( x \) approaches \( \infty \) (moving to the right), the function is likely increasing and thus approaches positive infinity after passing the x-intercept at (1.1, 0).

Therefore, the correct end behavior is:

**as \( x \) approaches \( -\infty \), \( f(x) \) approaches \( -\infty \) and as \( x \) approaches \( \infty \), \( f(x) \) approaches \( \infty \)**.

This corresponds to the first response option.

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