Use the Following to Answer Questions : (Gridlines $\uarr$

question 132

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions : (Gridlines are spaced one unit apart.)
-Determine the interval(s) where f(x) is increasing, decreasing, or constant.

• A) f(x)\(\uarr\): x \(\in\) (-3, 3); f(x)\(\downarrow\): x\(\in\) (-?, -3) \(\cup\) (3, ?); Constant: none
• B) f(x)\(\uarr\): x \(\in\) (-?, -3) \(\cup\) (3, ?); f(x)\(\downarrow\): x \(\in\) (-3, 3); Constant: none
• C) f(x)\(\uarr\): x \(\in\) (-4, 2); f(x)\(\downarrow\): x \(\in\) (-?, -4) \(\cup\) (2, ?); Constant: none
• D) f(x)\(\uarr\): x \(\in\) (-?, -4) \(\cup\) (2, ?); f(x)\(\downarrow\): x \(\in\) (-4, 2); Constant: none

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