Use a Graphing Device to the Graph of the Function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } + 2 x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } - 4 x + 4$

question 65

Essay

Use a graphing device to the graph of the function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } + 2 x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } - 4 x + 4$ . State approximately the intervals on which the function is increasing and on which the function is decreasing.

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Definitions:

Downsizing

The process of reducing the number of employees within an organization through terminations, retirements, or divestitures as a means of reducing costs.

Offshoring

The practice of relocating business processes or services to another country, often to reduce costs or access skilled labor not available domestically.

Reengineering

A complete review of the organization's critical work processes to make them more efficient and able to deliver higher quality.

Outsourcing

The business practice of hiring a party outside a company to perform services or create goods that traditionally were performed in-house by the company's own employees.