Consider the function $f:(-\infty, \infty) \rightarrow(-\infty, \infty)$ defined by $f(x)=\frac{x^2-a x+1}{x^2+a x+1}, 0 < a < 2 .$
$1.$ Which of the following is true?
$(A)$ $(2+a)^2 f^{\prime \prime}(1)+(2-a)^2 f^{\prime \prime}(-1)=0$
$(B)$ $(2-a)^2 f^{\prime}(1)-(2+a)^2 f^{\prime \prime}(-1)=0$
$(C)$ $f^{\prime}(1) f^{\prime}(-1)=(2-a)^2$
$(D)$ $f^{\prime}(1) f^{\prime}(-1)=-(2+a)^2$
$2.$ Which of the following is true?
$(A)$ $f(x)$ is decreasing on $(-1,1)$ and has a local minimum at $x=1$
$(B)$ $f(x)$ is increasing on $(-1,1)$ and has a local maximum at $x=1$
$(C)$ $f(x)$ is increasing on $(-1,1)$ but has neither a local maximum nor a local minimum at $x=1$
$(D)$ $f(x)$ is decreasing on $(-1,1)$ but has neither a local maximum nor a local minimum at $x=1$
$3.$ Let $g(x)=\int_0^{e^x} \frac{f^{\prime}(t)}{1+t^2} d t$. Which of the following is true?
$(A)$ $g^{\prime}(x)$ is positive on $(-\infty, 0)$ and negative on $(0, \infty)$
$(B)$ $g^{\prime}(x)$ is negative on $(-\infty, 0)$ and positive on $(0, \infty)$
$(C)$ $g^{\prime}(x)$ changes sign on both $(-\infty, 0)$ and $(0, \infty)$
$(D)$ $g^{\prime}(x)$ does not change sign on $(-\infty, \infty)$
Give the answer for questions $1, 2$ and $3.$

  • A
    $(A, A, B)$
  • B
    $(C, D, B)$
  • C
    $(A, D, C)$
  • D
    $(C, B, B)$

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