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The function is \"\" in the interval \"\".

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Find the inflection points.

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Differentiate \"\" with respect to \"\".

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\"\"

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Differentiate \"\" with respect to \"\".

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\"\"

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\"\"

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Find the inflection points by equating \"\" to zero.

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\"\"

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Therefore the function have inflection points at \"\" and \"\".

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\"\"

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Consider the test intervals \"\", \"\" and \"\".

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Interval

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Test ValueSign of \"\"Concavity
\"\"\"\" \

\"\"

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Down
\"\"\"\" \

\"\"

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Up
\"\"\"\" \

\"\"

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Down
\"\"\"\" \

\"\"

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Up
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Concavity test :

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(a) If \"\" for all \"\" in \"\", then the graph of \"\" is concave upward on \"\".

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(b) If \"\" for all \"\" in \"\", then the graph of \"\" is concave downward on \"\".

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Thus, the graph is concave up in the intervals \"\" and \"\".

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The graph is concave down in the intervals \"\" and \"\".

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\"\"

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The function have inflection points at \"\" and \"\".

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The function \"\" is concave up in the interval \"\" and \"\".

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The graph is concave down in the interval \"\" and \"\".