Now applying the quotient rule of differentiation and the differentiation of the constant term is 0 we get
⇒ x2-1=0
⇒ x2=1
⇒ x=±1
The intervals formed by these two critical numbers are (-∞, -1), (-1, 0), (0, 1) and (1, ∞)
(i) in the interval (-∞, -1), f’(x)>0
∴ f(x) is increasing in (-∞,-1)
(ii) in the interval (-1, 0), f’(x)<0
∴ f(x) is decreasing in(-1,0)
(iii) in the interval (0, 1), f’(x)>0
∴ f(x) is increasing in (1, ∞)
(iii) in the interval (1, ∞), f’(x)<0
∴ f(x) is decreasing in (1, ∞)
Hence the function f(x) = (2x2 - 1)/x4, x > 0 decreases in the interval (1, ∞).