Assertion (A): TP is at its maximum when MP is zero.
Reason (R): MP is the slope of the TP curve.

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Both are true, and R explains A: a curve is at its peak where its slope is zero.

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Assertion (A): TP is at its maximum when MP is zero.Reason (R): MP is the slope of the TP curve.

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Assertion (A): TP is at its maximum when MP is zero.
Reason (R): MP is the slope of the TP curve.