Thread: Can someone help me with this function

Hi can anyone help me out with how to find the stationary points of this functions:

y = x/x^2+1

Thanks I am completely at a loss

Originally Posted by Emililypad

Hi can anyone help me out with how to find the stationary points of this functions:

y = x/x^2+1

Thanks I am completely at a loss

Is it ?

Find the first derivative using the quotient rule, then set it equal to zero.



(check to verify the work above)

... so the zeros occur where , which means x = 1 or x = -1.

Good luck!

Yes thats correct and thank you so much.