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A) Find the intervals where g(x)=2x^3-96x^2+1440x-3676 is increasing and the intervals where it is decreasing.

B) Find the intervals where h(x)=-1/2x^4+3x^3+54x^2+9x-1 is concave up and concave down.

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The expert finds the intervals for increasing and decreasing values.

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A function increases in the interval where its first derivative is positive.
It decreases in the interval where its first derivative is negative.
For a decreasing function we see that for we get, using the definition of the derivative:
(1.1)
For increasing function:
(1.2)
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