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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2013 Paper 1 5 a Solution by
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The tangent has poles at and , so these are vertical asymptotes of . The zeros on the given interval are . Near zero, , so the graph starts with a horizontal tangent line.
Each of its three branches is increasing. Indeedand the numerator starts at zero with derivative , so it is positive for . The first branch rises from zero to , the middle branch rises from through to , and the last rises from to .
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