0606 P11 - Jun 2025 - Q6 - 8 marks
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A curve has equation \(y=\left(\frac{x^2-1}{x^2+1}\right)^4\).
(a) Show that \(\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}\) can be written as \(\frac{Ax(x^2-1)^3}{(x^2+1)^5}\), where \(A\) is a positive integer to be found.
(b)(i) Show that the curve has stationary points where \(x=-1\), \(x=0\) and \(x=1\).
(ii) Use the first derivative test to determine which two stationary points have the same nature and state whether they are maximum or minimum points.
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