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Grade 9·6 problems·~10 min·Common Core Math - HS Algebra·standard·hsa-apr-b-3

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Which description correctly gives the end behavior of
$f(x) = -2x^5 + x^3 - 7$ ?

As $x \to +\infty$ , $f(x) \to +\infty$ ; as $x \to -\infty$ ,
$f(x) \to -\infty$ .

As $x \to +\infty$ , $f(x) \to -7$ ; as $x \to -\infty$ ,
$f(x) \to -7$ .

As $x \to +\infty$ , $f(x) \to -\infty$ ; as $x \to -\infty$ ,
$f(x) \to +\infty$ .

As $x \to +\infty$ , $f(x) \to +\infty$ ; as $x \to -\infty$ ,
$f(x) \to +\infty$ .