Is #f(x)=1/sqrt(x+3) # increasing or decreasing at #x=3 #?
1 Answer
Jan 7, 2016
decreasing
Explanation:
to test if the function is increasing or decreasing we require to differentiate it and then test if it's value at x = 3 is > 0 or < 0.
at x = 3 :
which will be < 0
since f'(3) < 0 the function f(x) is decreasing at x = 3
graph{(x + 3)^-1/2 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}