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The following sheets should help guide you through increasing and decreasing functions. Any questions you have will be discussed on Tuesday as well. Read the following notes and complete the questions at the end. The homework from the calendar is: Pg.156: C1-C3; Pg.156: #1, 2, 4-7(a)(b), 10, 11 Have a good day, Mr. Goos
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Walking uphill means the function is increasing Walking downhill means the function is deceasing
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increasing
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increasing
Walking uphill means the function is increasing Walking downhill means the function is deceasing
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increasing
decreasing
increasing
Walking uphill means the function is increasing Walking downhill means the function is deceasing
Neither increasing nor decreasing at a peak or valley.
slope > 0
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slope = 0
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increasing
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increasing
positive slope (f 0 (x) > 0) the function is increasing. slope of zero (f 0 (x) = 0) the function is neither increasing nor decreasing.
T HE D ERIVATIVE T EST
Consider the previous graph.
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slope < 0
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increasing
decreasing
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positive slope (f 0 (x) > 0) the function is increasing. slope of zero (f 0 (x) = 0) the function is neither increasing nor decreasing. negative slope (f 0 (x) < 0) the function is decreasing.
slope = 0
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increasing
decreasing
increasing
positive slope (f 0 (x) > 0) the function is increasing. slope of zero (f 0 (x) = 0) the function is neither increasing nor decreasing. negative slope (f 0 (x) < 0) the function is decreasing.
slope > 0
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increasing
decreasing
increasing
positive slope (f 0 (x) > 0) the function is increasing. slope of zero (f 0 (x) = 0) the function is neither increasing nor decreasing. negative slope (f 0 (x) < 0) the function is decreasing.
To do this, we rst nd f 0 (x): Next, we determine for which x-values either f 0 (x) = 0 or f 0 (x) is undened. 3 3 2x = 0 3 = 2x x = 2 Any other critical point would be where f 0 (x) = 3 2x is undened. However, f 0 (x) is a polynomial so it is dened for all real numbers, so... 3 Critical point: x = 2 f 0 (x) = 3 2x
From Step 1 we know that we have a critical point at 3/2 Our one critical point divides the real line into two intervals.
0 1.5 Choose one point a from the rst interval and check if f 0 (a) > 0 or f 0 (a) < 0. f 0 (1) = 3 2(1) = 5 > 0
Next, choose a point in the second interval So our original function f is decreasing on the rst interval
f is decreasing on (1.5,!) 0 1.5 2
f 0 ( 2) = 3 2( 2) = 1 < 0