SOLUTION: 1.a) Graph the function f (x) = x2 − 4.
b) Estimate the intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing and estimate any relative maxima or minima.
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Question 839727: 1.a) Graph the function f (x) = x2 − 4.
b) Estimate the intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing and estimate any relative maxima or minima.
Increasing:__________
Decreasing:_________
Estimate relative max/min:_______
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=f%28x%29+%3D+x%5E2+-+4
b) Decreasing on (-infinity, 0) and increasing on (0, infinity)
Absolute minimum at (0,-4).
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