Find the Intervals on Which the Given Function Is Increasing $\text { Increasing on } [ 0 , \infty ) \text { and decreasing on } ( - \infty , 0 ]$

question 132

Multiple Choice

Find the intervals on which the given function is increasing and the intervals on which it is decreasing. f ( x ) = x ² + 7

• A) \(\text { Increasing on } [ 0 , \infty ) \text { and decreasing on } ( - \infty , 0 ]\) .
• B) \(\text { Increasing on } ( - \infty , 0 ] \text { and decreasing on } [ 0 , \infty )\) .
• C) \(\text { No correct answer }\) .

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