Edexcel C4 — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicProduct & Quotient Rules

7. The curve \(C\) has equation \(y = \frac { x } { 4 + x ^ { 2 } }\).
  1. Use calculus to find the coordinates of the turning points of \(C\). Using the result \(\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } = \frac { 2 x \left( x ^ { 2 } - 12 \right) } { \left( 4 + x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 3 } }\), or otherwise,
  2. determine the nature of each of the turning points.
  3. Sketch the curve \(C\).