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**Determine the interval(s) for which the function shown below is decreasing.**

The graph displays a parabola with its vertex at the point (0, 5) on the Cartesian plane. This is a downward-opening parabola. The function is decreasing on the interval as the x-values move away from the vertex towards both directions on the x-axis.

- **Decreasing Interval:** The function is decreasing where the slope of the tangent is negative. In this graph, the parabola decreases on the interval:

  \[
  (-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)
  \]

This means that the function decreases as it moves from left toward the vertex at x = 0, and again after passing the vertex moving rightward.
Transcribed Image Text:**Determine the interval(s) for which the function shown below is decreasing.** The graph displays a parabola with its vertex at the point (0, 5) on the Cartesian plane. This is a downward-opening parabola. The function is decreasing on the interval as the x-values move away from the vertex towards both directions on the x-axis. - **Decreasing Interval:** The function is decreasing where the slope of the tangent is negative. In this graph, the parabola decreases on the interval: \[ (-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty) \] This means that the function decreases as it moves from left toward the vertex at x = 0, and again after passing the vertex moving rightward.
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