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Please can some one help me with this problem it would be greatly appreciated. Please show work.

Let u(x) be an always positive function such that u'(x)<0 for all real numbers.
(A) Let F(x)=[u(x)]squared. For what values of x will f(x) be increasing?
(B) Let g(x)=u(u(x)). For what values of x will g(x) be increasing?

Thank you for helping. My college life depends on it.

2007-02-18 08:05:34 · 2 answers · asked by invader_butters 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

2 answers

A) I suppose that F and f are the same function
f' (x) = 2*u(x) *u´(x) .As u(x) is always positive f´(x)<0 so f(x)never will be increasin

b) g´(x) = u´(u(x))*u´(x) (chain rule) As u´<0 for every real number
each factor is negatif and the product positive so g(x) is always increasing

2007-02-18 08:19:36 · answer #1 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 1 0

(A) x>=0
(B) All values

2007-02-18 08:45:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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