Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - Review - True-False Quiz - Page 285: 12

Answer

FALSE

Work Step by Step

If two functions are increasing over an interval, then their total is also increasing. It does not matter if one is increasing faster than the other. However in order to determine if their difference is increasing over this interval, we would need to know the rate of change of each function. Hence, the given statement is false.
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