Let $f ( x ) = c x ^ { 4 }$

question 32

Essay

Let $f ( x ) = c x ^ { 4 }$ . Graph the family of functions with $c = \frac { 1 } { 4 }$ , $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ , $1$ , $2$ , and $4$ in the viewing rectangle $[ - 2,2 ]$ by $[ - 1,8 ]$ . How does the value of $c$ affect the graph?

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