Question

What are the increasing, decreasing, minimum, and maximum of this equation:
(2)/(x^2-2x-3)

Answer 1

the denominator is (x-3)(x+1) so you can see now that it will change signs at 3 and -1
has no mimimum and no maximum.

Answer 2

oh ok, so what is the increasing and decreasing?

Answer 3

ohh ok, it is increasing till -1, (at -1 it has no value) than decreases till 3 (where it again has no value) and it decreases after that too.
There are jumps in this function. try to draw it. I have it in my head now, but it would help.

Answer 4

ok so tell me if this is right:
increasing: (-infinity,-1)
decreasing:(infinity,3)
minimum:none
maximum:none

Answer 5

decreasing (-1, infinity)
and at 3 it jumps up from -infinity to +infinity

Answer 6

hold on, im a bit confused

so decreasing is: (-1,infinity)
what is increasing?

Answer 7

what you wrote increasing: (-infinity,-1)

Answer 8

just think about values of the functions and where it changes signs

Answer 9

ok so tell me if this is right:

increasing: (-infinity,-1)
decreasing:(-1,infinity)

Answer 10

yep!

Answer 11

is this a homework? :)

Answer 12

im studying for a test

Answer 13

and are you sure that there is no min and max?

Answer 14

yes