A2.B.1End behavior & degree01/04
End behavior and degree.
Step01of 04
Two pieces of a polynomial — its degree (highest power) and its leading coefficient (number on the highest-power term) — fully determine what happens at the far left and far right of its graph.
| Even degree, positive leading | →both ends UP |
| Even degree, negative leading | →both ends DOWN |
| Odd degree, positive leading | →left DOWN, right UP |
| Odd degree, negative leading | →left UP, right DOWN |