Analyzing Tables Answers

A local maximum of the function f(x) occurs for which x-value?

A 2-column table with 7 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries negative 5, negative 3, negative 1, 1, 3, 5, 7. The second column is labeled f of x with entries 8, 4, 0, negative 2, negative 2, 0, 4.

Which table shows a function that is decreasing only over the interval (–1, ∞)?

A 2-column table with 6 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries negative 2, negative 1, 0, 1, 2, 3. The second column is labeled f of x with entries 15, 10, 5, 0, negative 5, negative 10.

A 2-column table with 6 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries negative 2, negative 1, 0, 1, 2, 3. The second column is labeled f of x with entries negative 8, 0, 0, negative 2, 0, 12.

A 2-column table with 8 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries negative 3, negative 2, negative 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. The second column is labeled f of x with entries negative 2, 0, 2, 2, 0, negative 8, negative 10, negative 20.

A 2-column table with 9 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries negative 5, negative 4, negative 3, negative 2, negative 1, 0, 1, 2, 3. The second column is labeled f of x with entries negative 6, negative 2, 0, 4, 4, 0, negative 2, negative 6, negative 10.

Which table shows a function that is increasing only over the interval (–2, 1), and nowhere else?

A 2-column table with 6 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries negative 4, negative 3, negative 2, negative 1, 0, 1. The second column is labeled f of x with entries negative 10, 0, 0, negative 4, negative 6, 0.

A 2-column table with 8 rows. The first column is labeled x with entries negative 6, negative 5, negative 4, negative 3, negative 2, negative 1, 0, 1. The second column is labeled f of x with entries 34, 3, negative 10, negative 11, negative 6, negative 1, negative 2, negative 15.