(a)
\The function is
.
Differentiate
on each side with respect to
.

Find the critical points.
\Since
is a polynomial it is continuous at all the point.
Thus, the critical points exist when
.
Equate
to zero:

and
and 
and
and
.
The critical points are
,
and
.
The test intervals are
,
,
and
.
| Interval | \Test Value | \Sign of ![]() | \
Conclusion | \
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\
| \
Decreasing | \
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\
| \
Increasing | \
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\
| \
Decreasing | \
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\
| \
Increasing | \
The function is increasing on the intervals
and
.
The function is decreasing on the interval
and
.
(b)
\Find the local maximum and local minimum.
\The function
has a local minimum at
, because
changes its sign from negative to positive.
Substitute
in
.

Local minimum is
.
The function
has a local maximum at
, because
changes its sign from positive to negative.

Local maximum is
.
The function
has a local minimum at
, because
changes its sign from negative to positive.

Local minimum is
.
(c)
\
.
Differentiate
on each side with respect to
.

Find the inflection points.
\Equate
to zero.

The inflection point is
and
.
The test intervals are
,
and
.
| \
Interval \ | \
Test Value | \Sign of ![]() | \
Concavity | \
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\
| \
Up | \
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\
| \
Down | \
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\
| \
\
Up \ | \
The graph is concave up on the interval
and
.
The graph is concave down on the interval
.
Inflection points :
\Substitute
in
.

Substitute
in
.

The inflection point is
.
\
(a)
\Increasing on the intervals
and
.
Decreasing on the interval
and
.
(b)
\Local maximum is
.
Local minimum is
.
(c)
\Concave up on the interval
and
.
Concave down on the interval
.
Inflection points
.