The quotient rule simplifies the derivative to
Its zeros are and , both in the domain. Substitution gives the two stationary points
The 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 at
The numerator is nonzero at both values, so these discontinuities are poles, not removable holes.
The numerator is the derivative of the denominator. Using the chain rule in reverse gives the antiderivative
The absolute value makes this real on every interval where the denominator is nonzero. The integration constant may be chosen independently on the intervals separated by .

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