MathematicsHigh School

Using derivatives to study functions

Monotonicity, extrema, optima

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f′(x)>0⇒f 递增,f′(x)<0⇒f 递减f'(x)>0 \Rightarrow f\ \text{递增},\qquad f'(x)<0 \Rightarrow f\ \text{递减}

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