Answer
See below.
Work Step by Step
According to the graph:
a) $f(x)\lt0$ when $x$ is in the interval $(-1,1)\cup(2,\infty)$
a) $f(x)\geq0$ when $x$ is in the interval $(-\infty,-1]\cup[1,2]$
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