Graph the polynomial .
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(a) From the graph, determine how many local maxima the polynomial has.
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(b) From the graph, determine how many local minima the polynomial has.

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A. Concave upward on (0, ?); concave downward on (-?, 0); inflection point at (0, -1)
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D. Concave upward on (-1, ?); concave downward on (-?, 2); inflection point at (2, -3)

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