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1-1/x^2

Derivative of 1-1/x^2

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

      2. Apply the power rule: goes to

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

        1. Apply the power rule: goes to

        The result of the chain rule is:

      So, the result is:

    The result is:


The answer is:

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The first derivative [src]
2 
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 3
x 
$$\frac{2}{x^{3}}$$
The second derivative [src]
-6 
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  4
 x 
$$- \frac{6}{x^{4}}$$
The third derivative [src]
24
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 5
x 
$$\frac{24}{x^{5}}$$
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Derivative of 1-1/x^2