Given the function f (x) = - 3x3 + 9x2 - 2x + 3, what part of the function indicates that the left end starts at the top of the graph?

The degree of the first term

The degree of the last term

The coefficient of the first term

The coefficient of the last term

The answer is the third one, the coefficient of the first term.

If it's talking about the left end, then it'll be the first degree. So since it's to the third power, you'll have something that looks like x^3, which starts at the bottom left. The negative sign indicates a swapped axis. So it'll be the coefficient (which is - 3). That states it'll start from the top left and go downward. The + 3 is just a vertical shift.