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Increasing and Decreasing Func

The document explains how to determine if a function is increasing or decreasing on an interval based on the sign of its derivative. If the derivative f'(x) is positive over the interval, the function is increasing; if negative, it is decreasing. Two examples illustrate these concepts using specific functions and their intervals.

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Increasing and Decreasing Func

The document explains how to determine if a function is increasing or decreasing on an interval based on the sign of its derivative. If the derivative f'(x) is positive over the interval, the function is increasing; if negative, it is decreasing. Two examples illustrate these concepts using specific functions and their intervals.

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Increasing and Decreasing

Function
Let I = [a, b] be any interval where y = f(x) is
continuous and which does not contain any
critical value of f(x).
1. If f'(x) > 0 for all a < x < b, then f(x) is
increasing in the interval I. (+ )
2.If f'(x) < 0 for all a < x < b, then f(x) is
decreasing in the interval I. (-)
Example 1.

1. f(x)=2x³+9x²+12x-3
6(x+2)(x+1)
=6x²+18x+12
6(-10+2)(-10-1)
=x²+3x+2=0
6(+)(-)
=(x+2)(x+1)=0
x+2=0 x+1=0
x=-2 x=-1
Interval c f(c) Inc./Dec.

(-∞,-2) -10 f'(-10)= (+)


(+) Increasing

(-2,-1) -1.5 f'(- (-) Decreasing


1.5)=(+)(-)

(-1,+∞) 0 f'(0)=(+) (+)


(+) Increasing
Example 2.

2.f(x)=x³+3x³+3x 3(x+1)²=0

=3x²+6x+3 √(x+1)²=√0
x+1=0
x=-1
=3(x²+2x+1)
=3(x+1)²=0
Interval c f(c) Inc./Dec

(-∞,-1) -5 f'(-5)=(+) (+)


Increasing

(- 0 f'(0)=(+) (+)
Increasing
1,+∞)

(+∞,+∞)
Increasing

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