Maximize arccos-function

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I need to find a maximum of the function

$$y=\arccos\left(\frac{29+12x\sin(22)+6x\cos(22)+x^2} {\sqrt{x^2+6x\cos(22)-20x\sin(22)+109}\sqrt{x^2+6x\cos(22)-4x\sin(22)+13)}} \right) $$

between x=0 and x=5.

However, WolframAlpha cannot find it and I haven't got access to a more sophisticated software solution e.g. Matlab or Mathematica. Can anybody help me?

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Just plot, and it and you'll see there is only one maximum in $[0,5]$

I guess if you take the derivative you will find that there is only a possible stationary point, and then checking the second derivative you would certify it is a maximum. But I guess in that interval the function is even strictly concave.enter image description here