What is the graph of the polynomial function #x^4 + 1/3x^3 + 1/2x^2 - 10#?
1 Answer
This is a fourth-order polynomial function. As graphed by free online software (https://www.desmos.com/calculator) the graph looks like this. Any graphing calculator could be used.
If you wanted to solve this without a graphing calculator, you could make a table of x vs. y using the function that you wish. In the case of:
x y
-4 233
-3 66.5
-2 5.3
-1 -8.8
0 -10
1 -8.2
2 10.7
3 84.5
4 275