Find the Intervals on Which the Function Is Increasing and the Intervals

question 200

Multiple Choice

Find the intervals on which the function is increasing and the intervals on which the function is decreasing.
- $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } - 10 x - 24$$

• A) Increasing on \(( - \infty , - 5 )\); decreasing on \(( - 5 , \infty )\)
• B) Increasing on \(( - \infty , 5 )\); decreasing on \(( 5 , \infty )\)
• C) Increasing on \(( 5 , \infty )\); decreasing on \(( - \infty , 5 )\)
• D) Increasing on \(( - 5 , \infty )\); decreasing on \(( - \infty , - 5 )\)

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Definitions:

Experimental Groups

Groups in scientific research that receive the intervention or treatment being tested, as opposed to a control group which does not.

Control Groups

In experimental research, groups of participants who do not receive the experimental treatment, used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment.

Probability Samples

Sampling methods in research that give each member of a population a known chance of being selected, facilitating the generalization of results to the larger population.

Randomization Techniques

Statistical methods used to ensure each participant in an experiment has an equal chance of being assigned to any group, reducing bias.