Calculus Examples

$f (x) = x^{5} + x^{4}$

Step 1

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

Increasing on: $(- \infty, - \frac{4}{5}), (0, \infty)$

Decreasing on: $(- \frac{4}{5}, 0)$

Step 2