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Edexcel IAL·Maths·Pure Mathematics P1

Applications of Differentiation

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Increasing and decreasing functions, stationary points, and optimisation.

Increasing/decreasing functions

A function is increasing where dydx>0\frac{dy}{dx}>0dxdy​>0 and decreasing where dydx<0\frac{dy}{dx}<0dxdy​<0.

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