Concept explainers
To using : the graphing utility to graph the function and also determine the open interval on which the function is increasing or decreasing
Explanation of Solution
Given information : Use graphing device to graph the function
Graph : Sketch the graph using graphing utility.
Step 1: Press WINDOW button to access the Window editor.
Step 2: Press
Step 3: Enter the expression
Step 4: Press
The graph is obtained as:
Interpretation :
For the function with absolute value parts, check around the points where the values inside the absolute value symbols are
From the graph it is observed that the graph is decreasing for
Chapter 3 Solutions
Precalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach
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