\
The function is
.
(A)
\Domain :
\The function is
.
All possible values of
is the domain of the function.
Denominator of the function should not be zero.
\Here denominator of the function
.
Therefore, 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.

Therefore the
-intercept is
.
\
(C)
\Symmetry :
\Substitute
in the function.

Hence
.
Therefore the function
is an odd function.
\
(D)
\Asymptotes :
\Horizontal asymptote :
\
Therefore the horizontal asymptote is
.
Vertical asymptote :
\Vertical asymptote appears when the function is not defined.
\The function is defined for all real numbers.
\Therefore, there are no vertical asymptotes.
\\
(E)
\Intervals of increase or decrease :
\The function is
.
Differentiate on each side with respect to
.

.
Find critical points by equating
.

and
.
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 | \
The graph is increasing in the interval
.
The graph is decreasing in the interval
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 minmum is
.
The function
has a local maximum at
, because
changes its sign from positive to negative.
Substitute
in
.
.
Local maximum is
.
\
(G)
\Concavity and point of inflection :
\
.
Differentiate
on each side with respect to
.
.
Find inflection point by equating
to zero.
and 
,
and
.
Inflection points are
,
and
.
Test intervals into
,
,
and
.
| \
Interval \ | \
Test Value | \Sign of ![]() | \
Concavity | \
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\
| \
Down | \
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| \
\
| \
\
\ Up \ | \
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\
| \
Down | \
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\
| \
Up | \
The graph is concave up in the interval
and
.
The graph is concave down in the interval
and
.
\
(H)
\Graph :
\Graph of the function
:
\
(A) The domain of the function
is
.
(B)
-intercept is
and
-intercepts are
.
(C) The function
is an odd function.
(D) The horizontal asymptote is
and there is no vertical asymptotes.
(E) The graph is increasing in the interval
.
The graph is decreasing in the interval
.
(F)
\Local minmum is
.
Local maximum is
.
\
(G)
\The graph is concave up in the interval
and
.
The graph is concave down in the interval
and
.
\
(H) Graph of the function
is