若導(dǎo)數(shù)大于零,則單調(diào)遞增;若導(dǎo)數(shù)小于零,則單調(diào)遞減;導(dǎo)數(shù)等于零為函數(shù)駐點(diǎn),不一定為極值點(diǎn)。需代入駐點(diǎn)左右兩邊的數(shù)值求導(dǎo)數(shù)正負(fù)判斷單調(diào)性。若已知函數(shù)為遞增函數(shù),則導(dǎo)數(shù)大于等于零;若已知函數(shù)為遞減函數(shù),則導(dǎo)數(shù)小于等于零。
函數(shù)y=f(x)在x0點(diǎn)的導(dǎo)數(shù)f'(x0)的幾何意義,表示函數(shù)曲線在點(diǎn)P0(x0,f(x0))處的切線的斜率(導(dǎo)數(shù)的幾何意義是該函數(shù)曲線在這一點(diǎn)上的切線斜率)。