Overall "on average" it will increase between those points (as the y value of the greater x valued point is greater than the y of the lesser x valued point), but it could be a curve that has sections that increase and other sections that decrease.
You take the derivative of the function. The derivative is another function that tells you the slope of the original function at any point. (If you don't know about derivatives already, you can learn the details on how to calculate in a calculus textbook. Or read the Wikipedia article for a brief introduction.) Once you have the derivative, you solve it for zero (derivative = 0). Any local maximum or minimum either has a derivative of zero, has no defined derivative, or is a border point (on the border of the interval you are considering). Now, as to the intervals where the function increase or decreases: Between any such maximum or minimum points, you take any random point and check whether the derivative is positive or negative. If it is positive, the function is increasing.
Test it by the vertical line test. That is, if a vertical line passes through the two points of the graph, this graph is not the graph of a function.
f(x)=(x^2)(e^x) 1. Domain? 2. Symmetry? 3. Intercepts? 4. Asymptotes? 5. Increasing/Decreasing? 6. Relative Extrema? 7. Concave Up/Down? 8. Points Of Inflection? 9. Any Discontinuity? So confused! The e throws me off!
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You can have a line of best fit. It is the line that cuts through the points with the least amount of distance to all the data.
Points: (2, 3) and (-1, 6) Slope: -1 therefore it is decreasing
Turning points are the points at which a graph changes direction from increasing o decreasing or decreasing to increasing.
if a function is increasing, the average change of rate between any two points must be positive.
The amplitude of a sine wave is increasing at its fastest rate at the maximum points (90°, 270°) and decreasing at its fastest rate at the minimum points (0°, 180°).
f(x)=(x^2)(e^x) 1. Domain? 2. Symmetry? 3. Intercepts? 4. Asymptotes? 5. Increasing/Decreasing? 6. Relative Extrema? 7. Concave Up/Down? 8. Points Of Inflection? 9. Any Discontinuity? So confused! The e throws me off!
They mean the graph/function is decreasing.
When the potential is decreasing, the electric field points in the direction of decreasing potential.
There are many families of functions or function types that have both increasing and decreasing intervals. One example is the parabolic functions (and functions of even powers), such as f(x)=x^2 or f(x)=x^4. Namely, f(x) = x^n, where n is an element of even natural numbers. If we let f(x) = x^2, then f'(x)=2x, which is < 0 (i.e. f(x) is decreasing) when x<0, and f'(x) > 0 (i.e. f(x) is increasing), when x > 0. Another example are trigonometric functions, such as f(x) = sin(x). Finding the derivative (i.e. f'(x) = cos(x)) and critical points will show this.
It is the description of a slope of a line which connects from many points you mark to show a way that your graph data may increase or decrease. If it is decreasing, you have a downwards trend. If it is increasing, you have an upwards trend.
Well, honey, if you're looking for a function that passes through the points (2, 15) and (3, 26), you're talking about a linear function. The slope of this function would be 11 (rise of 11 over run of 1), so the equation would be y = 11x + b. To find the y-intercept, plug in one of the points, let's say (2, 15), and solve for b. So, the function that passes through those points is y = 11x + 4.
The "vertical line test" will tell you if it is a function or not. The graph is not a function if it is possible to draw a vertical line through two points.
Increasing pressure generally increases the melting and boiling points of a substance. This is because pressure forces molecules to be packed closer together, making it harder for them to break free from each other in the solid or liquid phase. Conversely, decreasing pressure lowers the melting and boiling points.