What is the limit of the function as x approaches infinity?

4x^4 - 4^x
Would the limit be positive infinity or negative infinity?

exponentials grow much faster than powers. note that the slope of x^4 = 4x^3 (a lower power), while the slope of 4^x is basically 4^x still.

For example, 10^4 = 10000 but 4^10 =~ 1,000,000

and it gets worse the farther out you go.

So, since you're subtracting a huge number from a smaller number, the limit is -oo.