Calculus Examples

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

Step 1

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

Increasing on: $(- \infty, - \frac{2}{3}), (2, \infty)$

Decreasing on: $(- \frac{2}{3}, 2)$

Step 2