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= Solution

If $f\prime\ge0$, the <mean value theorem> gives $f(y)-f(x)=f\prime(c)(y-x)\ge0$. Conversely, if $f$ is increasing, every difference quotient with positive or negative increment is nonnegative; taking its <limit> gives $f\prime(x)\ge0$.

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