Questions: Determine the domain on which the following function is increasing.
Transcript text: Determine the domain on which the following function is increasing.
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the vertex
The vertex of the parabola is the lowest point on the graph, which appears to be at approximately (−3,−7).
Step 2: Determine the increasing interval
A parabola opens upwards if the coefficient of the x2 term is positive. Since this parabola opens upwards, the function is increasing for all x-values greater than the x-coordinate of the vertex.
Step 3: Write the interval
The x-coordinate of the vertex is -3. The function is increasing for x>−3. In interval notation, this is written as (−3,∞).