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Homework Statement
Skethch the greaph of x^3/(x^3+1). Identify all extrema and points of inflection, asymptote equations, and easily found intercepts
Homework Equations
If a/b=0, a must be 0.(thats how I got critical points from first derivative)
And chain rule: F'(x) = f '(g(x)) g '(x)
And so on.
The Attempt at a Solution
What I have to do is to find points of inflection, asymptotes, and critical points. And I took the first derivative using Quotient rule and got 3x^2/(x^3+1)^2
I am going to take the second derivative of my original function to get ponts of inflection, but I am stuck.
As you can see, f'(x) = 3x^2/(x^3+1)^2
And I pondered a bit for I think I need to use chain rule because of that (x^3+1)^2 in the denominator. But how should I use it? what about the numerator?
I can't just use chain rule in the denominator, and use power rule in nominator on my own, right? I have a bad feeling about this.
This is what I will get if I apply power rule in nominator and apply chain rule in denominator:
6x/[2(x^3+1)(3x^2)] This is wrong, right? because I treated numerator and denominator by using different rules on each of them. Can you check this for me? What should I do in order to get the second derivative?
Or can I just ignore the denominator and just take Quotient rule again to get derivative?