(a) Find the critical points of the function \( f(x) = x^6(1-x)^2 \).
Compute the first derivative of \( f \).
The first derivative is given by \( f'(x) = x^6(2x - 2) + 6x^5(1 - x)^2 \).
Set the first derivative equal to zero and solve for \( x \).
The critical points are found to be \( x = 0 \), \( x = \frac{3}{4} \), and \( x = 1 \).
The critical points are \\(\boxed{0; \frac{3}{4}; 1}\\).
(b) Identify all local minima of the function \( f \).
Compute the second derivative of \( f \).
The second derivative is \( f''(x) = 2x^6 + 12x^5(2x - 2) + 30x^4(1 - x)^2 \).
Evaluate the second derivative at each critical point to determine local minima.
The second derivative is positive at \( x = 1 \), indicating a local minimum at this point.
The local minima are \\(\boxed{1}\\).
(c) Identify all local maxima of the function \( f \).
Evaluate the second derivative at the other critical points to determine local maxima.
The second derivative is negative at \( x = \frac{3}{4} \), indicating a local maximum at this point.
The local maxima are \\(\boxed{\frac{3}{4}}\\).
The critical points are \\(\boxed{0; \frac{3}{4}; 1}\\).
The local minima are \\(\boxed{1}\\).
The local maxima are \\(\boxed{\frac{3}{4}}\\).