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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Determine the intervals on which the function is increasing, decreasing, and constant.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you think the answer is? and explanation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i don't understand it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you see terms on the right greater than terms on the left? If no, then increasing. If yes, decreasing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

intervals just mean from one point to another point so interval could be from -2 to 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its decreasing?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

constant means that the y value is always the same as x increases increasing means that the y value increases as x increases decreasing means that the y value decreases as x increases

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, what value is y when x=0 and when x=1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

doesnt need to be exact, just give me rough estimates

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i really don't understand what your asking

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when x =0, y=? when x=2, y=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just draw a tangent line on each curve and see if its positive or negative slope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it decreasing on all real numbers?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok when x=0, y =1 --(0,1) when x=2,y=2.3 --(2,2.3) because 2.3 is greater than 1, we can say that it is increasing on the intervals [0,1]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i mean intervals [0,2] or from 0 to 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you guys are complicating a simple questions.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

increasing |dw:1345266978134:dw| decreasing |dw:1345267001997:dw| constant |dw:1345267018355:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

which graph does it look most similar to....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok that was very clear thanks i knew that its just i got confused

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