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RCMultiple Choice

Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam

Question 7 • TX-Pre-Calculus

Which function is decreasing?

Answer
A
Outdoor temperature as a function of time.
B
The Dow Jones Industrial Average as a function of time.
C
Air pressure in the Earth’s atmosphere as a function of altitude.
D
World population since 1900 as a function of time.

Explanation

A function is decreasing when its output generally gets smaller as its input increases. As altitude increases in the atmosphere, air pressure decreases, so air pressure as a function of altitude is decreasing. The other quantities can rise and fall or, in the case of world population, generally increase over time.

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