Increasing and Decreasing Functions

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f' (x) = 12sin³xcosx+30sin²xcosx+12sinxcosx = 3sin2x (2sin²x+5sinx+2) = 3sin2x (2sinx+1) (sinx+2).
In [-π/6, π/2], sinx+2>0. 2sinx+1>0 except at x=-π/6. sin2x>0 for x∈ (0, π/2), <0 for x∈ (-π/6,0).
So f' (x)<0 on (-π/6,0) (decreasing) and f' (x)>0 on (0, π/2) (increasing).

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