Use the graph of the function f(x) to locate the local extrema and identify the intervals where the function is concave up and concave down.

A. Local minimum at x = +1.29,; local maximum at x = -1.29; concave up on (0, ?); concave down on (-?, 0)
B. Local minimum at x = +1.29,; local maximum at x = -1.29; concave up on (-?, -1.29) and (1.29, ?); concave down on (-1.29, 1.29)
C. Local minimum at x = -1.29,; local maximum at x = +1.29; concave up on (-?, -1.29) and (1.29, ?); concave down on (-1.29, 1.29)
D. Local minimum at x = +1.29,; local maximum at x = -1.29; concave down on (0, ?); concave up on (-?, 0)


Answer: A

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