Solution

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For , the product rule gives , so the stationary points occur at . Its sign is negative for and positive for . Consequently
They are also the global extrema, since the function tends to zero at both infinities and is a monotone function on the intervals just identified. At zero the derivative does not change sign. Since , is a stationary inflection point, not an extremum.

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