here we can write x3+x2+x+1 as (x4-1)/x-1
so f(x)=x4-1/x-1=
f'(x) = (x-1)4x3 - x4/(x-1)2 = x3(4x-4-x)/(x-1)2=
x3(3x-4)/(x-1)2
again calculate {(x-1)2(16x3-12x2) -(4x4-4x3)2(x-1)}/(x-1)4
put f'(x) =0 we get x=0,3/4
for x=0
f''(x) = 0
and x=3/4
we get f''(x) =
find this
after finding f''(x) for x=3/4 u can easily find out the answer.