Calculus Examples

$f (x) = x^{4} + 4 x^{3} - 8 x^{2} + 1$

Step 1

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

Increasing on: $(- 4, 0), (1, \infty)$

Decreasing on: $(- \infty, - 4), (0, 1)$

Step 2