Conic section (or simply conic) is a curve obtained as the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane. The three types of conic section are the hyperbola, the parabola, and the ellipse. The circle is a special case of the ellipse, previously called the fourth type. Planes that pass through the vertex of the cone will intersect the cone in a point, a line or a pair of intersecting lines, called degenerate conics.
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- (a) The function is increasing on the interval (0, infinity)
- (b) The function is decreasing on the interval (-infinity, 0)
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Explanation:
You should find that the derivative is entirely negative whenever x < 0. This suggests that the function f(x) is decreasing on this interval. So that takes care of part (b).
The interval x < 0 is the same as -infinity < x < 0 which then translates to the interval notation (-infinity, 0)
Similarly, you should find that the derivative is positive when x > 0. So the function is increasing on the interval (0, infinity)

Step-by-step explanation:
1) Collect like terms.

2) Simplify.

So, therefor, the answer is -17y - 16z + 4.
Answer:
B.
Step-by-step explanation: