Respuesta :

y=3x4 -8x3 + 4x2 - x -5 is an even function.  Highest power is x^4   (not x4).

As x increases in the + direction or decreases in the - direction, 3x^4 will increase  in Q I and Q II respectively.  Not a parabola, but looks like one, opening up.

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