If $a
What qualities are needed for a function to preserve inequality?
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2Perhaps you are confusing monotonicity with the fact that if the derivative is positive, then the function is strictly increasing. – 2011-09-23
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If you need this for all $a$ and $b$ then by definition $f$ is strictly increasing. Being positive is not relevant.