I took the derivative of the equation and got:
y`= 4x^3 - 4x - 1 and put that into the equation of a tangent to the curve:
y=(4x^3 - 4x - 1)x + c
Then replaced y with the original equation:
x^4 - 2x^2 - x = (4x^3 -4x - 1)x + c
Then solved for the intercept:
c= -3x^4 + 2x^2
Need 2 points which have a common tangent, (a,b) and (c,d) then:
4a^3 -4a -1 = 4c^3 -4c -1 and
-3a^4 + 2a^2 = -3c^4 - 2c^2
Now here's where I am stuck. I don't know how to solve these equations which would then give me the points (a,b) and (c,d) that i need for a common tangent line.