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. Consider the leading term of the polynomial function. What is the end behavior of the graph? Describe the end behavior and provide the leading term.

-3x5 + 9x4 + 5x3 + 3

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Because this is a fifth degree polynomial, it's an odd function. Odd functions have one tail go up and the other down. Because the leading coefficient is a negative number, 3 to be exact, the left one goes up and the right goes down.
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