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Solving x after setting f''(x)=0. help

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0)====================Are you sure you have the right function?There is only 1 stationary point, and f(−4) = 16/15, NOT 8/9-f (x) = x^2 / [(x+1) (x-1)]= x^2 / (x^2 - 1)= (x^2 - 1 + 1) / (x^2 - 1)= 1 + 1/(x^2 - 1)=> f (x) = - 2x / (x^2 - 1)^2f (x) = 0 => x = 0 .........
−2x / (x²−1)² = 0
x = 0

So there is only 1 stationary point, at x = 0

To find y-coordinate of stationary point, calculate f(0)
y = f(0) = 0²/((0+1)(0−1)) = 0

Stationary point: (0, 0)

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Now we use second derivative to determine nature of stationary point:
relative minimum ---> f''(x) > 0
relative maximum ---> f''(x) < 0
point of inflection ----> f''(x) = 0

f'(x) = −2x / (x²−1)²
f''(x) = (−2 * (x²−1)² − (−2x) * 2(x²−1) * 2x) / (x²−1)⁴
f''(x) = 2(x²−1) (−(x²−1) + 2x * 2x) / (x²−1)⁴
f''(x) = 2(x²−1) (−x² + 1 + 4x²) / (x²−1)⁴
f''(x) = 2 (3x² + 1) / (x²−1)³

f''(0) = 2(1)/(−1)³ = −2 < 0 -----> relative maximum at (0, 0)

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Are you sure you have the right function?
There is only 1 stationary point, and f(−4) = 16/15, NOT 8/9

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f (x)
= x^2 / [(x+1) (x-1)]
= x^2 / (x^2 - 1)
= (x^2 - 1 + 1) / (x^2 - 1)
= 1 + 1/(x^2 - 1)
=> f '(x) = - 2x / (x^2 - 1)^2
f '(x) = 0 => x = 0 ... [Note that only one value of x = 0 is obtained]

f "(x)
= - [(x^2 - 1)^2 * 2 - 2x * 2(x^2 - 1) * 2x] / (x^2 - 1)^4
= - [2(x^2 - 1) - 8x^2] / (x^2 - 1)^3

=> f "(0)
= - [-2] / (-1)^3 = - 2 < 0

=> f (x) has a local maxima at x = 0 and its value is 0.

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