Find the Intervals of Increase and Decrease for the Function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 5 x - 4$

question 36

Multiple Choice

Find the intervals of increase and decrease for the function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } + 5 x - 4$ .

• A)Decreasing for \(x < - \frac { 5 } { 2 }\) and increasing for \(x > - \frac { 5 } { 2 }\)
• B)Decreasing for all x
• C)Increasing for all x
• D)Decreasing for \(x > - \frac { 5 } { 2 }\) and increasing for \(x < - \frac { 5 } { 2 }\)

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