Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Review - Exercises - Page 232: 49

Answer

Increasing: (-∞,0) and (2,67, ∞) Decreasing: (0, 2.67)

Work Step by Step

$f(x) = x^3 - 4x^2$ From the graph attached below, the function is increasing from (-∞,0) and (2,67, ∞) (2.67 is determined by eye, but it can also be determined by taking the derivative (which is calculus: $3x^2 - 8x$) and setting it equal to 0, which leads to an answer of 8/3) It is decreasing between (0, 2.67)
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