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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2011 Paper 2 3 Solution by
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The quotient rule simplifies the derivative toIts zeros are and , both in the domain. Substitution gives the two stationary pointsThe first is a local maximum and the second a local minimum, since the numerator of changes sign from positive to negative at and from negative to positive at . The denominator of the original rational function vanishes atThe numerator is nonzero at both values, so these discontinuities are poles, not removable holes.
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