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Identifying Strictly Increasing and Decreasing Intervals
Apply the condition f'(x) >= 0 or f'(x) <= 0 to determine the exact intervals on which a function is increasing or decreasing.

Apply the condition f'(x) >= 0 or f'(x) <= 0 to determine the exact intervals on which a function is increasing or decreasing.
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11th Grade · Math · UK A-Level
6 lessons
Use first and second derivatives to sketch gradient graphs, identify concavity, classify points of inflection, and model rates of change.
[Apply differentiation to find gradients, tangents and normals, maxima and minima and stationary points], points of inflection [Identify where functions are increasing or decreasing]