The line y = x + 1 is a tangent to the curve y 2 = 4x at the point
(1, 2)
(2, 3)
(1, -2)
(1, -2)
Let x1, x2 ∊ R and let x1< x2
Now x1 < x2 ⇒ 7 x1, < 7 x2 ⇒ 7 x1 – 3 < 7 x2, – 3
⇒ f (x1) < f (x2)
∴  f is strictly increasing function in R.
Construct an example of a functions which is strictly increasing but whose derivative vanishes at a point in the domain of definition of the function.