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onlythex-interceptatx=0willcrossthex-axisflattenedout.They-interceptis(0;0)andaswiththepreviousexamplethisisalsoanx-intercept.Inthiscasethecoefficientofthe5thdegreetermisnegativeandsosincethedegreeisoddthegraphwillincreasewithoutboundontheleftsideanddecreasewithoutboundontherightside.Herearesomefunctionevaluations.P(3)=135P(1)=3P(1)=3P(3)=135©PaulDawkinsAlgebraâ299â