Find the intervals of increase and decrease of the function:
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Find the intervals of increase and decrease of the function:
The function is a quadratic function with . Since , the parabola opens upwards.
This implies the parabola decreases on the interval and increases on the interval .
The vertex of this parabola is at because there is no linear term (). Thus, the parabola is:
Therefore, the intervals are correctly described by choice 4:
Note that the graph of the function shown below does not intersect the x-axis
The parabola's vertex is A
Identify the interval where the function is decreasing:
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