Maximum value of function $f(x)=frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}$ when $x >1$












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What is the maximum value of the $$f(x)=frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}$$ where $x > 1$ .



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    Hint: the derivative can be written as $$ f'(x) = frac{-2x(x^2 +1)(x^2-x-1)(x^4 + x^3 - x^2 - x -1)}{(x^6 + 2x^3 -1)^2} $$ Source: wolframalpha.com/input/…
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    $f(x)$ would be maximum when $1/f(x)$ would be minimum.
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What is the maximum value of the $$f(x)=frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}$$ where $x > 1$ .



My try



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Unable to solve further.










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    What are $a$ and $b$ on the second page?
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    – Matti P.
    Jan 16 at 11:43










  • $begingroup$
    Hint: the derivative can be written as $$ f'(x) = frac{-2x(x^2 +1)(x^2-x-1)(x^4 + x^3 - x^2 - x -1)}{(x^6 + 2x^3 -1)^2} $$ Source: wolframalpha.com/input/…
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    – Matti P.
    Jan 16 at 11:46










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    $f(x)$ would be maximum when $1/f(x)$ would be minimum.
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    – Paras Khosla
    Jan 16 at 14:11














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What is the maximum value of the $$f(x)=frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}$$ where $x > 1$ .



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What is the maximum value of the $$f(x)=frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}$$ where $x > 1$ .



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  • $begingroup$
    What are $a$ and $b$ on the second page?
    $endgroup$
    – Matti P.
    Jan 16 at 11:43










  • $begingroup$
    Hint: the derivative can be written as $$ f'(x) = frac{-2x(x^2 +1)(x^2-x-1)(x^4 + x^3 - x^2 - x -1)}{(x^6 + 2x^3 -1)^2} $$ Source: wolframalpha.com/input/…
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    – Matti P.
    Jan 16 at 11:46










  • $begingroup$
    $f(x)$ would be maximum when $1/f(x)$ would be minimum.
    $endgroup$
    – Paras Khosla
    Jan 16 at 14:11


















  • $begingroup$
    What are $a$ and $b$ on the second page?
    $endgroup$
    – Matti P.
    Jan 16 at 11:43










  • $begingroup$
    Hint: the derivative can be written as $$ f'(x) = frac{-2x(x^2 +1)(x^2-x-1)(x^4 + x^3 - x^2 - x -1)}{(x^6 + 2x^3 -1)^2} $$ Source: wolframalpha.com/input/…
    $endgroup$
    – Matti P.
    Jan 16 at 11:46










  • $begingroup$
    $f(x)$ would be maximum when $1/f(x)$ would be minimum.
    $endgroup$
    – Paras Khosla
    Jan 16 at 14:11
















$begingroup$
What are $a$ and $b$ on the second page?
$endgroup$
– Matti P.
Jan 16 at 11:43




$begingroup$
What are $a$ and $b$ on the second page?
$endgroup$
– Matti P.
Jan 16 at 11:43












$begingroup$
Hint: the derivative can be written as $$ f'(x) = frac{-2x(x^2 +1)(x^2-x-1)(x^4 + x^3 - x^2 - x -1)}{(x^6 + 2x^3 -1)^2} $$ Source: wolframalpha.com/input/…
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– Matti P.
Jan 16 at 11:46




$begingroup$
Hint: the derivative can be written as $$ f'(x) = frac{-2x(x^2 +1)(x^2-x-1)(x^4 + x^3 - x^2 - x -1)}{(x^6 + 2x^3 -1)^2} $$ Source: wolframalpha.com/input/…
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– Matti P.
Jan 16 at 11:46












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$f(x)$ would be maximum when $1/f(x)$ would be minimum.
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– Paras Khosla
Jan 16 at 14:11




$begingroup$
$f(x)$ would be maximum when $1/f(x)$ would be minimum.
$endgroup$
– Paras Khosla
Jan 16 at 14:11










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Let $x-frac{1}{x}=t$.



Thus, $t>0$ and by AM-GM we obtain:
$$frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}=frac{x-frac{1}{x}}{x^2-frac{1}{x^3}+2}=frac{t}{t^3+3t+2}=$$
$$=frac{1}{t^2+frac{2}{t}+3}leqfrac{1}{3sqrt[3]{t^2left(frac{1}{t}right)^2}+3}=frac{1}{6}.$$
The equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.






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    Let $x-frac{1}{x}=t$.



    Thus, $t>0$ and by AM-GM we obtain:
    $$frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}=frac{x-frac{1}{x}}{x^2-frac{1}{x^3}+2}=frac{t}{t^3+3t+2}=$$
    $$=frac{1}{t^2+frac{2}{t}+3}leqfrac{1}{3sqrt[3]{t^2left(frac{1}{t}right)^2}+3}=frac{1}{6}.$$
    The equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.






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      Let $x-frac{1}{x}=t$.



      Thus, $t>0$ and by AM-GM we obtain:
      $$frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}=frac{x-frac{1}{x}}{x^2-frac{1}{x^3}+2}=frac{t}{t^3+3t+2}=$$
      $$=frac{1}{t^2+frac{2}{t}+3}leqfrac{1}{3sqrt[3]{t^2left(frac{1}{t}right)^2}+3}=frac{1}{6}.$$
      The equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.






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        Let $x-frac{1}{x}=t$.



        Thus, $t>0$ and by AM-GM we obtain:
        $$frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}=frac{x-frac{1}{x}}{x^2-frac{1}{x^3}+2}=frac{t}{t^3+3t+2}=$$
        $$=frac{1}{t^2+frac{2}{t}+3}leqfrac{1}{3sqrt[3]{t^2left(frac{1}{t}right)^2}+3}=frac{1}{6}.$$
        The equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.






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        Let $x-frac{1}{x}=t$.



        Thus, $t>0$ and by AM-GM we obtain:
        $$frac{x^4-x^2}{x^6+2x^3-1}=frac{x-frac{1}{x}}{x^2-frac{1}{x^3}+2}=frac{t}{t^3+3t+2}=$$
        $$=frac{1}{t^2+frac{2}{t}+3}leqfrac{1}{3sqrt[3]{t^2left(frac{1}{t}right)^2}+3}=frac{1}{6}.$$
        The equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.







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