Question
Find the intervals in which the function f given by f(x) = 2x2 – 3x is decreasing.
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Answer
It is given that function f(x) = 2x2 - 3x
$\Rightarrow$ f'(x) = 4x - 3
If f'(x) = 0, then we get,
$x=\frac{3}{4}$
So, the point x = $\frac{3}{4}$, divides the real line into two disjoint intervals, $\left(-\infty, \frac{3}{4}\right)$ and $\left(\frac{3}{4}, \infty\right)$
Now, in interval $\left(-\infty, \frac{3}{4}\right)$, f'(x) = 4x - 3 < 0
Therefore, the given function (f) is strictly decreasing in interval $\left(-\infty, \frac{3}{4}\right)$
$\Rightarrow$ f'(x) = 4x - 3
If f'(x) = 0, then we get,
$x=\frac{3}{4}$
So, the point x = $\frac{3}{4}$, divides the real line into two disjoint intervals, $\left(-\infty, \frac{3}{4}\right)$ and $\left(\frac{3}{4}, \infty\right)$
Now, in interval $\left(-\infty, \frac{3}{4}\right)$, f'(x) = 4x - 3 < 0
Therefore, the given function (f) is strictly decreasing in interval $\left(-\infty, \frac{3}{4}\right)$
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