Which line is the antiderivative and why?

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The graph of a function $f$ is shown. Which graph is an antiderivative of f and why?

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This should be easy but I keep second guessing myself so I thought I'd check with you magnificent people. I'm thinking that none of them are and the antiderivative should look more like the black line here:

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Am I on the right track with this?

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I think you're correct (except insofar as the black line is not precise). $f$ is positive but decreasing: the derivatives of $C$ and $D$ are both negative, while the derivatives of $A$ and $B$ are both increasing, so none of them can be $f$.

Of the given lines, though, $B$ seems "least wrong".