The function
.
(a). Estimate
and
.
Observe the graph:
\
.
.
.
.
.
(b). Find the largest open interval on which
is increasing and decreasing.
Observe the graph:
\The function
is positive on the interval
and the function
is negative on the interval
.
The largest open interval on which
is increasing on
.
The largest open interval on which
is decreasing on
.
(c). Identify any extrema of
.
Since the function
is changes from positive to negative at
, then
has relative maximum at
.
(d). Graph of
.
1). Draw a coordinate plane.
\2). Plot the points
,
,
,
and
.

(a).
,
,
,
and
.
(b). The largest open interval on which
is increasing on
.
The largest open interval on which
is decreasing on
.
(c). A maximum occurs at
.
(d). Graph of
:
.