Use a Graphing Device to Draw the Graph of the Function

question 18

Essay

Use a graphing device to draw the graph of the function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 5 } - 6 x ^ { 4 } + 11 x ^ { 3 } - 6 x ^ { 2 }$ . State approximately the intervals on which the function is increasing and on which the function is decreasing.

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