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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 4 b Solution by
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Within the requested interval, the function is symmetric about because . Its derivative is positive before , zero there, and negative afterwards. The negative second derivative shows that this is a strictly concave function. Consequently its unique maximum is . It tends to at both ends, giving vertical asymptotes and .
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