Question

My question is in the comments. Please help me.
I think the answer is A.

Answer 1

Why do you think the answer is A ?

Answer 2

Because the graph is increasing. I also think the answer could be C

Answer 3

How is the graph increasing for A and C?

Answer 4

Always move to the right. From negative to positive.

From -2 to 0, the value INCREASES from ~2 to ~6.
And a similar pattern is seen for all values of x<0.
Hence, for x<0, f(x) is increasing.

On the other hand;

From 0 to 2, the value DECREASES from ~6 to ~2.
A similar pattern is seen for the rest x>0.
Thus, for x>0, f(x) is decreasing.

The answer is D.

Understood? :)

Answer 5

Yes thank you. Very helpful.

Answer 6

Can you help me with one more please?

Answer 7

Yes, try it yourself once.

Answer 8

What do you think?
I gave you the explanation. This is a very similar problem. :)

Answer 9

A?

Answer 10

Why?

Answer 11

If they talk about x < -2,
move right, see how the function works from -4 ---> -2

If x > 2,
more right, see how the function works from 2 ----> 5

etc etc

Answer 12

So it is A?

Answer 13

The graph is increasing when e move from -2 to -4 or to -6, but that is not the convention. To really judge is a function is increasing or not we see how it increases from a lower x to a higher x.

It, hence, is decreasing for x < -2

Answer 14

So B?

Answer 15

x > -2 ?

The y value is increasing and NOT decreasing.

Because if we move from -2 to say 10, the value of f(10) > f(-2)

Answer 16

My head hurts. So is it D? I think it's D.

Answer 17

CORRECT ANSWER!

Answer 18

YAY! THANK YOU!!!

Answer 19

any more questions?

Answer 20

No thanks I got them all.