As we saw in a previous posting, f(x) is increasing where f'(x) is positive.
A positive slope means that when x increases, f(x) increases. A negative slope means that as x increases, f(x) decreases.
f'(x) = 8x^(-1/3) - 4
So, we want 8/x^1/3 - 4 > 0
8/x^1/3 > 4
1/x^1/3 > 1/2
x^1/3 > 2
x > 8
let f be the function defined by f(x)=12x^2/3 -4X
a)find the intervals on which f is increasing
I got the rest of the question but I'm still not getting the increasing/decreasing thing
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Oops. Taking reciprocals reverses the direction of the inequality:
8/x^1/3 - 4 > 0
8/x^1/3 > 4
1/x^1/3 > 1/2
x^1/3 < 2
x < 8
8/x^1/3 - 4 > 0
8/x^1/3 > 4
1/x^1/3 > 1/2
x^1/3 < 2
x < 8