Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Let f(x)=∣x∣+x2f(x)=|x|+x^{2} defined on the closed interval [−3,2][-3,2]. Which of the following correctly describes its monotonicity? a) ff\, is increasing on [−3,0][-3,0] and decreasing on [0,2][0,2] b) ff\, is decreasing on [−3,−12]\bigl[-3,-\tfrac12\bigr] and increasing on [−12,2]\bigl[-\tfrac12,2\bigr] c) ff\, is decreasing on [−3,0][-3,0] and increasing on [0,2][0,2] d) ff\, is increasing throughout [−3,2][-3,2]

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