Determine the points of maxima and minima of the function
$$f\left( x \right) = {1 \over 8}\ell n\,x - bx + {x^2},x > 0,$$ where $$b \ge 0$$ is a constant.

Let $$f\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x{e^{ax}},\,\,\,\,\,\,\,x \le 0} \cr {x + a{x^2} - {x^3},\,x > 0} \cr } } \right.$$

Where a is a positive constant. Find the interval in which $$f'(x)$$ is increasing.

Evaluate $$\int {{{\left( {x + 1} \right)} \over {x{{\left( {1 + x{e^x}} \right)}^2}}}dx} $$.

If for nonzero $$x$$, $$af(x)+$$ $$bf\left( {{1 \over x}} \right) = {1 \over x} - 5$$ where $$a \ne b,$$ then
$$\int_1^2 {f\left( x \right)dx} = .......$$