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Hi there!
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We can find the values of x for which f(x) is decreasing by finding the derivative of f(x):

Taking the derivative gets:

Find the values for which f'(x) < 0 (less than 0, so f(x) decreasing):
0 = -8/x³ - 2
2 = -8/x³
2x³ = -8
x³ = -4
![x = \sqrt[3]{-4}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=x%20%3D%20%5Csqrt%5B3%5D%7B-4%7D)
Another critical point is also where the graph has an asymptote (undefined), so at x = 0.
Plug in points into the equation for f'(x) on both sides of each x value to find the intervals for which the graph is less than 0:
f'(1) = -8/1 - 2 = -10 < 0
f'(-1) = -8/(-1) - 2 = 6 > 0
f'(-2) = -8/-8 - 2 = -1 < 0
Thus, the values of x are:
![(-\infty, \sqrt[3]{-4}) \text{ and } (0, \infty)](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%28-%5Cinfty%2C%20%5Csqrt%5B3%5D%7B-4%7D%29%20%5Ctext%7B%20and%20%7D%20%280%2C%20%5Cinfty%29)
Answer:
The answer is 32.
Step-by-step explanation:
7 * A =
7 * 4 = 28
b^2 =
6^2 = 36
28 + 36 ÷ 9 = 32
So, the answer is 32.
Hope this helps! :)
The third dot is my answer. But don't take it for granted. Try it yourself and see what you come out with!