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The function is decreasing for
Given:
f(x) = x3+6x2+9x+3.
f’(x) = 3x2+12x+9 = 0
f’(x) = 3(x2+4x+3) =0
f’(x) = 3(x+1)(x+3) = 0
x = -1 or x =-3
for x>-1 f(x) is increasing
for x<-3 f(x) is increasing
But for -1<x<-3 it is decreasing.