Find the largest open intervals where the function is concave upward.

f(x)=x^4-8x^2

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f" = 12x^2-16
f">0 where |x|>2/√3

That is, (-∞,-2/√3) (2/√3,∞)

Both those are intervals extending to infinity. Question is ill-posed.
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