3 - Increasing and Decreasing Functions
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Practice Questions
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Define what it means for a function to be increasing.
💡 Hint: Think about the movement of the graph as you move from left to right.
How can you determine if a function is decreasing using derivatives?
💡 Hint: Remember the sign of the derivative!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What indicates that a function is increasing on an interval?
💡 Hint: Consider the definition.
True or False: If a function is decreasing, then f′(x) > 0 for all x in that interval.
💡 Hint: Think of the graph slope.
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Challenge Problems
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For f(x) = 2x³ - 4x² + 1, find intervals of increase and decrease and justify your answer.
💡 Hint: Examine the signs of the derivative!
Show that the function f(x) = -x³ + 3x² - 2 has a local maximum at a specific point.
💡 Hint: Look for sign changes in the first derivative.
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