Explain duration of zero coupon bond and time to maturity

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(A) What is the relationship between the duration of a zero coupon bond and time to maturity?

(B) Does an increase in the time to maturity always increase the duration of a coupon bond or is it possible for it to decrease duration at some point? Asked differently, does the duration curve always go up or can it be hump shaped?

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