Chapter 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions - 5.8 Analyze Graphs of Polynomial Functions - 5.8 Exercises - Skill Practice - Page 390: 14

The degree of the polynomial is 4, not 3, so it should be a quartic function.

In order to graph this function, we first see the degree of the function to see the overall shape of the function. Here, we see that the degree of the function is 4. Next, we use the intercepts (based on the factors) to find where the function actually passes through. We also check for shifts and transformations in the function. This creates the overall graph.