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-- Mathematics - Section B1
Applications of Derivatives
The interval on which \(f(x)=2x^3+9x^2+12x-1\) is decreasing is
\((-\infty,-2]\)
\([1,\infty)\)
[-2,-1]
none
\(f^{'}(x)=6x^2+18x+12=3(x^2+3x+2) = 3(x^2 + 2x+x+2) = 3(x+2)(x+1)<0\)
$\Rightarrow -2<x<-1 $