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OpenStudy (khally92):

-14/(2x-4)^2 is the first deric=vative of a function, determine when the function is increasing and decreasing

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

function is increasing when derivative is > 0

OpenStudy (khally92):

please need help on that one..

OpenStudy (khally92):

so that mins its decreasing when x<0

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

no the denominator is a square so will be either 0 or positive and numerator is -14 so for most values of x the derivative will be negative and the function will be decreasing

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

except when x = 2 the denominator will be zero so there will be a vertical asymptote at that point

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=integrate+-14%2F%282x-4%29%5E2 - gives you the graph of the function

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