3.7.1 Determining Intervals Over Which a Function Is Increasing

Question 1

function is decreasing

Answer 1

if the graph drops as the x-values get larger

Question 2

function is increasing

Answer 2

if the graph rises as the x-values get larger

Question 3

function is constant

Answer 3

if it is neither increasing nor decreasing over a given interval

Question 4

maximum

Answer 4

a high point that occurs when an increasing curve begins decreasing

Question 5

minimum

Answer 5

a low point that occurs when a decreasing curve begins increasing