Answer
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Work Step by Step
a.
local minimum at $(-2, -2)$ and $(1, -1)$
local maximum at $(0, 0)$ and $(3, 1)$
b.
$f(x)$ is Decreasing for $(-\infty, -2)$,
$f(x)$ is Increasing for $(-2, 0)$,
$f(x)$ is Decreasing for $(0, 1)$,
$f(x)$ is Increasing for $(1, 3]$,
$f(x)$ is Decreasing for $(3, \infty)$