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The function is .
Find the critical numbers by applying derivative.
\Equate it to zero.
\Therefore the critical number is .
The critical point is .
Test intervals are and
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The function is decreasing on the interval
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The function is increasing on the interval
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The function is decreasing on the intervals
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The function is increasing on the interval
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