document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974203>Question 974203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can yo please help me find the domain and range of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%5E2-4x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%5E2-4x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and where it would be increasing and decreasing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried solving this over and over but i got the domain of all real numbers and the range of (-infinity,-6] but i don't know if that's right.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex is a maximum value for the expression, at (-1,8).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The range is  ( -infinity, 8].<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Increasing from the left until negative 1; decreasing from negative 1 to the right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Saying in interval notation better:  Increasing on ( -infin, -1 );  decreasing on ( -1, infinity ). </SPAN>\n" );
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