Determine the intervals over which the function is increasing, decreasing, or constant. (Enter your answers using interval notation. If an answer does not exist, enter DNE.)

f(x) =

4x + 2, x ≤ −2
x^2 − 10, x > −2

1 answer

even without calculus, you can do these. Just think of what you know about lines and parabolas.

Then you can verify your Algebra I with calculus.

What do you think?