Question
Find the intervals in which the following functions are increasing or decreasing.
$f(x) = 2x^3 - 12x^2 + 18x + 15$
$f(x) = 2x^3 - 12x^2 + 18x + 15$
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Answer
$f(x) = 2x^3 - 12x^2 + 18x + 15$
$f'(x) = 6x^2 - 24x + 18$
$= 6(x^2 - 4x + 3)$
$= 6(x - 1)(x - 3)$
For f(x) to be increasing, we must have
$f'(x) > 0$
$\Rightarrow 6(x - 1)(x - 3) > 0$
$\Rightarrow (x - 1)(x - 3) > 0$
[Since, $6 > 0, 6(x - 1)(x - 3) > 0$
$\Rightarrow (x - 1)(x - 3) > 0]$
$\Rightarrow x < 1 or x > 3$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}\in(-\infty,0)\cup(3,\infty).$
So, f(x) is increasing on $(-\infty,0)\cup(3,\infty).$
For f(x) to be decreasing, we must have
$f'(x) < 0$
$\Rightarrow 6(x - 1)(x - 3) < 0$
$\Rightarrow (x - 1)(x - 3) < 0$
[Since, $6 > 0, 6(x - 1)(x - 3) < 0$
$\Rightarrow (x - 1)(x - 3) < 0]$
$\Rightarrow x < 1 or x < 3$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}\in(1,3)$
So, f(x) is decreasing on (1, 3).
$f'(x) = 6x^2 - 24x + 18$
$= 6(x^2 - 4x + 3)$
$= 6(x - 1)(x - 3)$
For f(x) to be increasing, we must have
$f'(x) > 0$
$\Rightarrow 6(x - 1)(x - 3) > 0$
$\Rightarrow (x - 1)(x - 3) > 0$
[Since, $6 > 0, 6(x - 1)(x - 3) > 0$
$\Rightarrow (x - 1)(x - 3) > 0]$
$\Rightarrow x < 1 or x > 3$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}\in(-\infty,0)\cup(3,\infty).$
So, f(x) is increasing on $(-\infty,0)\cup(3,\infty).$
For f(x) to be decreasing, we must have
$f'(x) < 0$
$\Rightarrow 6(x - 1)(x - 3) < 0$
$\Rightarrow (x - 1)(x - 3) < 0$
[Since, $6 > 0, 6(x - 1)(x - 3) < 0$
$\Rightarrow (x - 1)(x - 3) < 0]$
$\Rightarrow x < 1 or x < 3$
$\Rightarrow\text{x}\in(1,3)$
So, f(x) is decreasing on (1, 3).
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