Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Chapter 4 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Section 4.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions - 4.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 290: 2

Answer

increasing on $(0,\infty)$, decreasing on $(-\infty,0)$.

Work Step by Step

Function $f(x)=x^2$ opens up with a vertex at $(0,0)$, thus it is increasing on $(0,\infty)$, decreasing on $(-\infty,0)$.
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