Section 3.3
Increasing and Decreasing Functions and the First Derivative Test
The relationship between the sign of the derivative and the increasing or decreasing behavior of a function, and the first derivative test for relative extrema
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Examples of Finding Intervals of Increasing or Decreasing and Using the First Derivative Test
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Examples of Finding Intervals of Increasing or Decreasing and Using the First Derivative Test (Basic)
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Examples of Finding Intervals of Increasing or Decreasing and Using the First Derivative Test (Hard)
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