Step 1:

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(a)

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Find $\"\"$ - intercept :

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$\"\"$ - intercept : The point where $\"\"$ .

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Observe the graph for $\"\"$ - intercept.

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The $\"\"$ - intercepts are $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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Find $\"\"$ - intercept :

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$\"\"$ - intercept : The point where $\"\"$ .

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Observe the graph for $\"\"$ - intercept.

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The $\"\"$ - intercept is $\"\"$ .

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Step 2:

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(b)

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All possible values of $\"\"$ is the domain of a function.

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The domain is $\"\"$ or $\"\"$ .

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Range is the corresponding $\"\"$ values of the function for different values of $\"\"$ .

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The range is $\"\"$ or $\"\"$ .

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Step 3:

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(c)

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The function is increasing for all values of $\"\"$ between $\"\"$ to $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ to $\"\"$ .

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The function is increasing over the interval $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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The function is decreasing for all values of $\"\"$ between $\"\"$ to $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ to $\"\"$ .

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The function is decreasing over the interval $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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Step 4:

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(d)

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If the graph is symmetric about $\"\"$ - axis, then it is an even function.

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If the graph is symmetric about origin, then it is an odd function.

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The graph is symmetric about $\"\"$ - axis, thus it is an even function.

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Solution:

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(a) $\"\"$ - intercepts : $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$ - intercept : $\"\"$ .

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(b) The domain is $\"\"$ or $\"\"$ .

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The range is $\"\"$ or $\"\"$ .

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(c) The function is increasing over the interval $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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The function is increasing over the interval $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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(d) Even.

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