f(x) = x3+2x2-4x-8a) What is the degree of the polynomial? What is the maximum number of zeroes for this polynomial? Explain it briefly.b) What do the x-intercepts of the graph of this equation represent?c) Use a graph to graph the equation. Explain how the graph can verify the solutions.d) Use the Leading Coefficient Test to verify the graph's end behavior.

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f(x) = x3+2x2-4x-8

a) What is the degree of the polynomial? What is the maximum number of zeroes for this polynomial? Explain it briefly.

b) What do the x-intercepts of the graph of this equation represent?

c) Use a graph to graph the equation. Explain how the graph can verify the solutions.

d) Use the Leading Coefficient Test to verify the graph's end behavior.


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