Answer
(a)
Domain: $[-2,2]$
Range: $[-2,2]$
(b)
Increasing: $(-1,1)$
Decreasing: $(-2,-1)$, $(1,2)$
Work Step by Step
(a)
To estimate the domain, we look at the x-values that the function takes on in the graph. We can see that the x-values span from -2 to 2 and the endpoints are included. Thus the domain is: $[-2,2]$
To estimate the range, we look at y-values. The y-values span from -2 to 2, including endpoints. Thus the range is: $[-2,2]$
(b)
We notice the x-values of where the function is increasing from left to right:
$(-1,1)$
Similarly, we notice where the function is decreasing:
$(-2,-1)$, $(1,2)$
Note that we do not include the end points, since the function has discontinuities there and is neither increasing nor decreasing.