The Fitzhugh-Nagumo model for the electrical impulse in a neuron states that, in the absence of relaxation effects, the electrical potential in a neuron v(t) obeys the differential equation dv dt = −v[v2 − (1 + a)v + a] where a is a positive constant such that 0 < a < 1.

(a) For what values of v is v unchanging (that is, dv/dt = 0)? (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.) v =
(b) For what values of v is v increasing? (Enter your answer using interval notation.)
(c) For what values of v is v decreasing? (Enter your answer using interval notation.)