Pre-Cal Help! Sketch a graph of a function that is decreasing on [-5,-2] constant on [-2,2] and decreasing...?

Question

on [2,5] Please just explain how to get the answer from the information given. thanks

Answer 1

Decreasing means going downhill as you go from left to right. Constant means parallel to the x axis. The numbers in the brackets indicate segments along the x axis.

Here's a picture just in case you need it.

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