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For the function -3x^2+12

find the interval(s) over which the function is decreasing.

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To find the interval(s) over which the function -3x^2+12 is decreasing, we need to find the critical points of the function and test the sign of the derivative on either side of these points.

The derivative of the function -3x^2+12 is -6x.

Setting the derivative equal to zero to find the critical points:

-6x = 0

x = 0

Testing the sign of the derivative on either side of x = 0:

-6x is negative for x > 0, meaning the function is decreasing on the interval (0, infinity).

-6x is positive for x < 0, meaning the function is increasing on the interval (-infinity, 0).

Therefore, the interval over which the function -3x^2+12 is decreasing is (0, infinity).

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