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Homework Statement
y= x √6-x^2
Increasing and decreasing function
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y= x √6-x^2
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Hi louie3006! 
erm
… what's the question? 
louie3006 said:
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… what's the question?
louie3006
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we need to find out if the function is increasing or decreasing by using the first derivative test and then setting it equal to zero, but i don't know how to get the 1st derivative of this thing ? any thoughts on that ?
e(ho0n3
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Do you know how to compute derivatives? If you do, then you should be able to compute the derivative of 'that thing'.
rey242
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look at product and chain rule, then everything should work out.
louie3006
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thank you
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Writing it as [itex]x(6- x^2)^{1/2}[/itex] helps a lot.