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Which expression is a possible leading term for the polynomial function graphed below?

Which expression is a possible leading term for the polynomial function graphed below-example-1

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From the graph, it looks like the polynomial is a one with a leading term that has an odd power, so this rolls out option 1 and 3.

Like wise, option 2 is not the answer because it has a negative symbol.

This leaves us with option 4, 22x^9 as the right answer.
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