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Assuming that the function $f$ is continuous and differential at all interior points of interval $I$:
$\bullet$ $f$ is increasing on $I$ if $f'(x) > 0$ at all interior points of $I$.
$\bullet$ $f$ is decreasing on $I$ if $f'(x) < 0$ at all interior points of $I$.
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