Use a Graphing Utility to Graph the Equation $y = x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 2 } - 16 x + 16$

question 48

Multiple Choice

Use a graphing utility to graph the equation.Use the graph to approximate the values of x that satisfy each inequality.
Equation: $y = x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 2 } - 16 x + 16$
Inequality: $y \leq 0$

• A) \(\begin{array} { l } \infty < x \leq 4 \\ 1 \leq x \leq 4 \end{array}\)
• B) \(\begin{array} { l } \infty < x \leq - 4 \\ 1 \leq x \leq 4 \end{array}\)
• C) \(\begin{array} { l } - \infty < x \leq - 4 \\ - 1 \leq x \leq - 4 \end{array}\)
• D) \(\begin{array} { l } - \infty < x \leq - 4 \\ 1 \leq x \leq 4 \end{array}\)
• E) \(- \infty < x \leq 4\)

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