Investigation Consider the function
for nonnegative integer values of n.
(a) Discuss the relationship between the value of n and the symmetry of the graph.
(b) For which values of n will the x-axis be the horizontal asymptote?
(c) For which value of n will
(d) What is the asymptote of the graph when
(e) Use a graphing utility to graph f for the indicated values of n in the table. Use the graph to determine the number of extrema M and the number of inflection points N of the graph.
n | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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N |
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