Consider the function .
(a) Write down the -intercept of the graph.
(b) Expand the expression for .
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Consider the function .
(a) Write down the -intercept of the graph.
(b) Expand the expression for .
(e) Find the coordinates of the local minimum point.
(f) Find the set of values of for which the equation has three distinct real roots.
(e) Find the value of and whether this point is a local maximum or minimum.
(e) Find the range of for .
(f) Consider the function . Find the value of such that the stationary point of the graph of lies on the -axis.
(a) Write down the -intercept of the graph.
(d) Find the -coordinates of the points on the graph where the tangent is horizontal.
(f) Find the range of for .
Consider the function .
(a) Write down the -intercept of the graph.
(b) Find .
(c) Find the -coordinates of the points where the tangent is horizontal.
Consider the function .
(c) Find the -coordinates of the points where the tangent to the graph is horizontal.
Consider the function .
(a) Write down the -intercept of the graph.
(b) Find .
(e) the interval where the graph of is increasing.
Given , the intervals where the function is increasing or decreasing.
(b) Find .
(d) the interval where the graph of is decreasing.
(d) the intervals where the graph of is decreasing.
(c) Show that the point at is a stationary point and its nature.
(d) the interval where the graph of is increasing.