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1/(1-x^2)^2

Derivative of 1/(1-x^2)^2

Function f() - derivative -N order at the point
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    1    
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        2
/     2\ 
\1 - x / 
$$\frac{1}{\left(1 - x^{2}\right)^{2}}$$
1/((1 - x^2)^2)
Detail solution
  1. Let .

  2. Apply the power rule: goes to

  3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

    1. Let .

    2. Apply the power rule: goes to

    3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

      1. Differentiate term by term:

        1. The derivative of the constant is zero.

        2. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

          1. Apply the power rule: goes to

          So, the result is:

        The result is:

      The result of the chain rule is:

    The result of the chain rule is:

  4. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
       4*x        
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                 2
/     2\ /     2\ 
\1 - x /*\1 - x / 
$$\frac{4 x}{\left(1 - x^{2}\right) \left(1 - x^{2}\right)^{2}}$$
The second derivative [src]
  /          2 \
  |       6*x  |
4*|-1 + -------|
  |           2|
  \     -1 + x /
----------------
            3   
   /      2\    
   \-1 + x /    
$$\frac{4 \left(\frac{6 x^{2}}{x^{2} - 1} - 1\right)}{\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{3}}$$
The third derivative [src]
     /         2 \
     |      8*x  |
24*x*|3 - -------|
     |          2|
     \    -1 + x /
------------------
             4    
    /      2\     
    \-1 + x /     
$$\frac{24 x \left(- \frac{8 x^{2}}{x^{2} - 1} + 3\right)}{\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{4}}$$
The graph
Derivative of 1/(1-x^2)^2