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First derivative determines whether a function is

increasing or decreasing.
0 on (, ) () is increasing on (, )
0 on (, ) () is decreasing on (, )

Second derivative determines whether the slope

of the function is increasing or decreasing.
0 on (, ) () is increasing on (, )
0 on (, ) () is decreasing on (, )

f(x) = 1/x

x[2,4]

0.50

0.45

0.40

0.35

0.30

0.25
2

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f(x) = ex

x[-2,2]
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

f(x) = x3+x

x[-2,2]
10

10

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f(x) = 35-12x+0.3x2

x[-5,60]

400

300

200

100

10

20

30

40

f(x) = -120+84x-4.2x2

50

60

x[-1,25]

200

10

15

20

25

200

400

600

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f(x) = x3-x

x[-2,2]
2