Chapter 7: Q3. (page 350)
OPEN ENDED Sketch the graph of an odd-degree polynomial function with a negative leading coefficient and three real roots.
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The graph is:

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Chapter 7: Q3. (page 350)
OPEN ENDED Sketch the graph of an odd-degree polynomial function with a negative leading coefficient and three real roots.
The graph is:

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