4.02: Stationary point of an exponential quotient

0606/11/M/J/26 — Question 7 · 9 marks

A curve has equation \(y=\dfrac{4+\mathrm{e}^{2x}}{2+\mathrm{e}^x}\).
(a)
Show that \(\dfrac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}=0\) leads to \(\mathrm{e}^{2x}+4\mathrm{e}^x-4=0\).
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(b)
Find the \(x\)-coordinate of the stationary point in the form \(\ln(a\sqrt b+c)\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers.
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