Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 2 - Differentiation - 2.1 Exercises - Page 104: 45

Answer

y = -x

Work Step by Step

A function's derivative is negative when the original function is decreasing (from left to right). This means that if a function is always decreasing then the function's derivative will be negative as well. So, examples include (but are not limited to) y = -x, or y = -x^{3}
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