The function is
.
Determine the end behavior of the graph of the function:
\Expand the polynomial.
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.
The polynomial function
is of degree
. The graph of f behave like
for large values of
.
Find the intercepts of the function:
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Find the
-intercepts by substituting
in
.

and
.
and
.
-intercepts are
and
.
Find the
-intercepts by substituting
in
.



-intercept is
.
Determine the zeros of the function and their multiplicity:
\Use this information to determine whether the graph crosses or touches the
-axis at each
-intercept.
The zeros of the function are
and
.
The zero
is a zero of multiplicity
, so the graph of
crosses the
-axis at
.
The zero
is a zero of multiplicity
, so the graph of
crosses the
-axis at
.
The zero
is a zero of multiplicity
, so the graph of
crosses the
-axis at
.
Determine the maximum number of turning points on the graph of the function:
\Degree of the function
is
.
Therefore, number of turning points 
At most
turning points .
Determine the behavior of the graph of
near each
-intercept:
Near
:


A line with slope
.
Near
:


A line with slope
.
Near
:


A line with slope
.
Put all the information from the steps 1 through 5 together to obtain graph of
.
Graph the intercepts.
\Construct a table values to graph the general shape of the curve.
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Plot the points found in the table and connect the plotted points.
\Graph of the function
:
.
Step 1:
.
Step 2:
-intercept is
and
-intercepts are
and
.
Step 3: Zeros are
and
.; multiplicity
, crosses.
Step 4: At most
turning points.
Step 5: Near
:
.
Near
:
.
Near
:
.
Step 6: Graph of the function
:
.