(a)

The function .

Find the -intercept:

Consider .

Find the -intercept, by substituting in .

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The -intercept is .

(b)

Find for what numbers the graph of is decreasing in the interval is .

The function .

Apply derivative on each side with respect to  .

Determination of critical points :

The critical points exist when .

Equate to zero:

Solve in the interval .

General solution of is , where is an integer.

General solution is

If , .

If , .

If ,

The solutions are , and in the interval .

The critical points are , and and the test intervals are .

Interval	Test Value	Sign of	Conclusion
		\ \	Increasing
		\ \	Decreasing

The function is Decreasing over the interval .

(c)

The function and the interval is .

The critical points are and and .

Find the values of at these critical points.

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Compare the values of to find the absolute minimum.

Absolute minimum value is .

(d)

The function and the interval is .

General solution of is , where is an integer.

General solution: .

If , .

If , .

If , .

The solutions are  and in the interval .

(e)

The function and the interval is .

General solution of  is , where is an integer.

General solution: .

If , .

If , .

If , .

The solutions are , and in the interval .

General solution of is , where is an integer.

General solution: .

If , .

If , .

The solutions are and in the interval .

(f)

General solution of is , where is an integer.

General solution: .

If , .

If , .

If , .

The solutions are in the interval .

(g)

 Find the -intercept :

The function .

Find the -intercept, by substituting in .

General solution of  is , where is an integer.

The -intercepts are , where is an integer.

(a). The -intercept is .

(b).The function is Decreasing over the interval .

(c). Absolute minimum value is .

(d).The solutions are  and in the interval .

(e). For ,the solutions are , and in the interval

For , the solutions are and in the interval .

(f). The solutions are   in the interval .

(g).The -intercepts are , where is an integer.