The function f is defined for by , where k is a real constant. Find the range of values of k such that the function is an increasing function for all real values of .
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1. Find the derivative of the function $f(x)$ using the quotient rule.
Using the quotient rule:
2. State the condition for the function to be increasing.
For to be an increasing function for all , we require for all .
Since for all , this inequality holds if and only if the numerator is non-negative:
3. Formulate conditions for the numerator to be consistently non-negative.
If , the numerator becomes , which is valid for all real .
If , the quadratic expression must have a positive leading coefficient () and a non-positive discriminant () so that it is always non-negative:
4. Solve the inequality to find the final range of $k$.
Solving yields:
Combining this with the valid case , the complete range of values for is:
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