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Increasing and Decreasing

functions
Find the range of values of x
for which
is increasing

When y is increasing
Now

( 3 𝑥 −2 ) ( 𝑥+ 4 )> 0

2
𝑥= , 𝑥=− 4
3

2
𝑥<− 4 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 >
3
Find the intervals in which the function
is decreasing

Now When y is decreasing

𝑥2 + 𝑥 −6 <0

( 𝑥 −2 ) ( 𝑥+3 ) <0 𝑥=−3 , 𝑥=2

−3 < 𝑥<2
Find the intervals in which the function
is decreasing

Now

1
′ 1 −
When f(x) is decreasing
𝑓 ( 𝑥 )= 𝑥 3 ( 2 − 5 𝑥 )
3
1 − 13 1 − 13

𝑥 ( 2− 5 𝑥 ) <0 ∙(−1) 𝑥 (5 𝑥 − 2 ) >0
3 3
𝑥 ( 𝑥 −0.4 ) > 0 𝑥=0 , 𝑥=0.4
𝑥< 0 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 >0.4

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