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

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

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x - 2 
------
 2    
x  - 1
$$\frac{x - 2}{x^{2} - 1}$$
(x - 2)/(x^2 - 1)
Detail solution
  1. Apply the quotient rule, which is:

    and .

    To find :

    1. Differentiate term by term:

      1. The derivative of the constant is zero.

      2. Apply the power rule: goes to

      The result is:

    To find :

    1. Differentiate term by term:

      1. The derivative of the constant is zero.

      2. Apply the power rule: goes to

      The result is:

    Now plug in to the quotient rule:


The answer is:

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