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= Solution

The <Jury stability criterion> for $\lambda^2-\lambda+r$ gives both roots inside the unit disc exactly when
$$
\boxed{0<r<1}.
$$
The decay is monotone when both roots are real and positive. Since the discriminant is $1-4r$, this occurs for
$$
\boxed{0<r\leq\frac14}.
$$

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