Question

What are the intervals of increase and decrease for the absolute value function below?

1. Increase: x > 0, decrease: x < 0
2. Increase: x < 0, decrease: x > 0
3. Increase: y < 0, decrease: y > 0
4. Increase: y > 0, decrease: y > 0

Answer 1

Explanation:

The function interval is said to be positive if the value of the function f (x) increases with an increase in the value of x. In contrast, the function interval is said to be negative if the value of the function f (x) decreases with the increase in the value of x.