Find the interval in which the following function is decreasing: 3 -1 1 -1 -2 -3

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Find the interval in which the following function is decreasing:
3
-1
1
-1
-2
-3
о (5, 8)
[0, 7)
O (1, 4) and (8, 9)
(0, 5) and (8, 9)
O (7, 9)
Transcribed Image Text:Find the interval in which the following function is decreasing: 3 -1 1 -1 -2 -3 о (5, 8) [0, 7) O (1, 4) and (8, 9) (0, 5) and (8, 9) O (7, 9)
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A function f is said to be increasing  if f(x1)<f(x2) for x1<x2 and x1,x2 belonging to the domain of the function f.

A function f is said to be decreasing  if f(x1)>f(x2) for x1 < x2 and x1 ,x2 belonging to the domain of the function f.

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