Is #f(x)=1/x-1/x^3+1/x^5# increasing or decreasing at #x=-1#?
Decreasing.
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To determine whether the function f(x) = 1/x - 1/x^3 + 1/x^5 is increasing or decreasing at x = -1, we need to analyze its first derivative at that point. After computing the derivative and evaluating it at x = -1, we find that the first derivative is negative. Therefore, the function is decreasing at x = -1.
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