"1. The end behavior of the function f(x) = -x³ + 2x³ -x+4 can be determined by looking at the highest degree term, which is 2x³. Since this term is positive and has an even degree, the end behavior of the function will be the same on both ends. As x approaches negative infinity, the function will approach negative infinity, and as x approaches positive infinity, the function will approach positive infinity. Therefore, the graph of the function will have two arms pointing upwards.
2. The function f(x) = x² -x² -x -1 can also be analyzed by looking at the highest degree term, which is x². However, since the first two terms cancel each other out, we can simplify the function to f(x) = -x -1. As x approaches negative infinity, the function will approach negative infinity, and as x approaches positive infinity, the function will approach negative infinity as well. Therefore, the graph of the function will have a single arm pointing downwards." (ChatGPT, 2023)