What's maximum value of $x (1-x^2)$ for $0 < x <1$? Since we are being taught about AM-GM inequality, I decided to use the method however I am getting two different answers by slightly different methods.
Method 1
\begin{equation}
v=x (1-x^2)$
\implies v^2=x^2 (1-x^2)^2
\end{equation}
Using the AM-GM-inequality we obtain
\begin{equation}
x^2+(1-x^2)+(1+x)+(1-x)
>4 (v^2)^{\frac{1}{4}}
\implies \frac{9}{16} \ge v.
\end{equation}
Therefore the max value is $\frac{9}{16}$.
Method 2
$$
v=x (1-x^2)
\implies 2v^2= 2x^2 (1-x^2)^2
$$
With the AM-GM-inequality
$$2x^2+(1-x^2)+(1-x^2)
>3 (2v^2)^{\frac{1}{3}}
\implies \frac{2}{(27)^{\frac{1}{2}}} > v.
$$

Let $x=\frac{a}{\sqrt3}.$ 
Thus, by AM-GM $$x(1-x^2)=\frac{1}{3\sqrt3}(3a-a^3)=\frac{1}{3\sqrt3}(2-(a^3+2-3a))\leq$$
$$\leq\frac{1}{3\sqrt3}(2-(3\sqrt[3]{a^3\cdot1^2}-3a))=\frac{2}{3\sqrt3}.$$
The equality occurs for $a=1$ or $x=\frac{1}{\sqrt3},$ which says that we got a maximal value.
We can use AM-GM also by the following way.
$$x(1-x^2)=\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}\cdot2x^2(1-x^2)^2}\leq$$
$$\leq\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{2x^2+1-x^2+1-x^2}{3}\right)^3}=\frac{2}{3\sqrt3}.$$
