On which interval is the function strictly increasing?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B.

  1. Step 1: The domain of is . Differentiate: . For , . Thus is strictly increasing on . **Answer: . Why not the others:** " decreasing" is where , so the function is strictly decreasing on this interval; " all positive" ignores the decreasing region on where the derivative is negative; " invalid" includes negative numbers which lie outside the natural logarithm domain.

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