Consider the following function. f(x) = (0, 4) (a) Find the critical numbers of f, if any. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.) (b) Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing. (Enter your answers using interval notation. If an answer does not exist, enter DNE. increasing decreasing

Consider the following function. f(x) = (0, 4) (a) Find the critical numbers of f, if any. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.) (b) Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing. (Enter your answers using interval notation. If an answer does not exist, enter DNE. increasing decreasing

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter4: Polynomial And Rational Functions

Section4.2: Polynomial Functions

Problem 96E: What is the purpose of the Intermediate Value Theorem?

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