Determine the Intervals of the Domain for Which the Function $\text { Increasing }(-\infty, 0] \text {; Decreasing }[0,-\infty)$

question 60

Multiple Choice

Determine the intervals of the domain for which the function is increasing, decreasing, and constant.
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• A)\(\text { Increasing }(-\infty, 0] \text {; Decreasing }[0,-\infty)\)
• B) Increasing \(( - \infty , 0 ]\); Decreasing \(( - \infty , 0 ]\)
• C) Increasing \([ 0 , \infty )\); Decreasing \(( - \infty , 0 ]\)
• D) Increasing \(( - \infty , 0 ]\); Decreasing \([ 0 , \infty )\)

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