\
The function is
.
(A)
\Domain :
\The function is
.
All possible values of
is the domain of the function.
The function
is a polynomial function hence it is continuous for all the points.
Therefore the domain of the function
is the set of all real numbers.
The domain of the function
is
.
\
(B)
\Intercepts :
\To find the
-intercepts substitute
in the function.

Therefore the
-intercept is
.
To find the
-intercepts, substitute
in the function.

The solution of the above equation are
and
.
Therefore the
-intercepts are
and
.
\
(C)
\Symmetry :
\Substitute
in the function.

Here
Therefore the function
is an even function, so it has a symmetry about
-axis.
\
(D)
\Asymptotes :
\There is no vertical asymptotes, since the function is continuous at all real numbers.
\Horizontal asymptote :
\
There is no horizontal asymptote.
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(E)
\Intervals of increase or decrease :
\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.

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 intervals
and
.
\
(F)
\Local Maximum and Minimum values :
\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.
Substitute
in
.

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

Local minimum is
.
\
(G)
\Concavity and point of inflection :
\
.
Differentiate
on each side with respect to
.

Find the inflection points.
\Equate
to zero.

The inflection points are
and
.
Substitute
in
.

Substitute
in
.

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 in the intervals
and
.
The graph is concave down in the interval
.
The inflection points are
and
.
\
(H)
\Graph :
\Graph of the function
:
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\
\
(A) Domain of the function is
.
(B)
-intercept is
and
-intercepts are
and
.
(C) Symmetry about
-axis.
(D) No asymptotes.
\(E) Increasing on
and
.
Decreasing on
and
.
(F) Local maximum is
.
Local minimum is
and
.
(G) Concave up on
and
.
Concave up on
.
Inflection points are
and
.
(H) Graph of the function
is
.