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[1R7]Let \(Uβ β^ 2\) be open, let \(f,g:Uββ\) be continuous with \(fβ₯ g\); let \(Iββ\) be an open interval with \(t_ 0β I\), and let \(x,w:Iββ\) solutions of
\[ x'(t)=f(t,x(t))\quad ,\quad w(t)=g(t,w(t)) \]
with \(x(t_ 0)β₯ w(t_ 0)\): then \(x(t)β₯ w(t)\) for \(tβ₯ t_ 0\). Note indeed that \(x'(t)β₯ w'(t)\) and therefore \(x(t)-w(t)\) is an increasing function.