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Derivative of x^2/(x+2)^2

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

    and .

    To find :

    1. Apply the power rule: goes to

    To find :

    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. Apply the power rule: goes to

        The result is:

      The result of the chain rule is:

    Now plug in to the quotient rule:

  2. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
            2           
  2*x      x *(-4 - 2*x)
-------- + -------------
       2             4  
(x + 2)       (x + 2)   
$$\frac{x^{2} \left(- 2 x - 4\right)}{\left(x + 2\right)^{4}} + \frac{2 x}{\left(x + 2\right)^{2}}$$
The second derivative [src]
  /                 2  \
  |     4*x      3*x   |
2*|1 - ----- + --------|
  |    2 + x          2|
  \            (2 + x) /
------------------------
               2        
        (2 + x)         
$$\frac{2 \left(\frac{3 x^{2}}{\left(x + 2\right)^{2}} - \frac{4 x}{x + 2} + 1\right)}{\left(x + 2\right)^{2}}$$
The third derivative [src]
   /          2          \
   |       2*x       3*x |
12*|-1 - -------- + -----|
   |            2   2 + x|
   \     (2 + x)         /
--------------------------
                3         
         (2 + x)          
$$\frac{12 \left(- \frac{2 x^{2}}{\left(x + 2\right)^{2}} + \frac{3 x}{x + 2} - 1\right)}{\left(x + 2\right)^{3}}$$
3-я производная [src]
   /          2          \
   |       2*x       3*x |
12*|-1 - -------- + -----|
   |            2   2 + x|
   \     (2 + x)         /
--------------------------
                3         
         (2 + x)          
$$\frac{12 \left(- \frac{2 x^{2}}{\left(x + 2\right)^{2}} + \frac{3 x}{x + 2} - 1\right)}{\left(x + 2\right)^{3}}$$