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What is the end behavior of this radical? f(x) = 4 square root x - 6

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The end behavior of the given radical function “f(x) = 4 √x - 6” is that as x approaches infinity, the value of f(x) increases without bound, and there is no behavior as x approaches negative infinity since the function is undefined for x < 0.

Step-by-step explanation:

The end behavior of a function describes the behavior of the graph of the function as x approaches infinity or negative infinity.

For the radical function f(x) = 4 √x - 6, as x approaches infinity, the term 4 √x grows without bound, but at a slower rate compared to polynomial functions, since it's a square root.

Therefore, as x increases, f(x) will also increase without bound.

However, since the domain of the square root function only includes non-negative numbers, there is no behavior as x approaches negative infinity; the function is undefined for x < 0.

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