Sketch rough graphs of functions that are defined for all real numbers and that exhibit the indicated behavior (or explain why the behavior is impossible). (a) f is always increasing, and f(x) > 0 for all x (b) f is always decreasing, and f(x) > 0 for all x (c) f is always increasing, and f(x) < 0 for all x (d) f is always decreasing, and f(x) < 0 for all x 2. What do you mean by local maxima and minima of a function? Is it possible to find local maxima and/or local mi

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1. Sketch rough graphs of functions that are defined for all real numbers and that exhibit the indicated behavior (or explain why the behavior is impossible).
(a) f is always increasing, and f(x) > 0 for all x
(b) f is always decreasing, and f(x) > 0 for all x
(c) f is always increasing, and f(x) < 0 for all x
(d) f is always decreasing, and f(x) < 0 for all x
2. What do you mean by local maxima and minima of a function? Is it possible to find local maxima and/or local minima for your functions in 1? Explain.
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