Calculus Examples

$f (x) = - x^{4} - 4 x^{3} - 2 x^{2} + 3 x - 1$

Step 1

Graph the polynomial in order to determine the intervals over which it is increasing or decreasing.

Increasing on: $(- \infty, - 2.4729976), (- 0.8739998, 0.3469974)$

Decreasing on: $(- 2.4729976, - 0.8739998), (0.3469974, \infty)$

Step 2