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(x^2-1)/(x^3+1)

Derivative of (x^2-1)/(x^3+1)

Function f() - derivative -N order at the point
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 2    
x  - 1
------
 3    
x  + 1
$$\frac{x^{2} - 1}{x^{3} + 1}$$
(x^2 - 1)/(x^3 + 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:

  2. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
            2 / 2    \
 2*x     3*x *\x  - 1/
------ - -------------
 3                 2  
x  + 1     / 3    \   
           \x  + 1/   
$$- \frac{3 x^{2} \left(x^{2} - 1\right)}{\left(x^{3} + 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{2 x}{x^{3} + 1}$$
The second derivative [src]
  /                           /         3 \\
  |                 /      2\ |      3*x  ||
  |             3*x*\-1 + x /*|-1 + ------||
  |        3                  |          3||
  |     6*x                   \     1 + x /|
2*|1 - ------ + ---------------------------|
  |         3                   3          |
  \    1 + x               1 + x           /
--------------------------------------------
                        3                   
                   1 + x                    
$$\frac{2 \left(- \frac{6 x^{3}}{x^{3} + 1} + \frac{3 x \left(x^{2} - 1\right) \left(\frac{3 x^{3}}{x^{3} + 1} - 1\right)}{x^{3} + 1} + 1\right)}{x^{3} + 1}$$
The third derivative [src]
  /                   /        3          6  \        /         3 \\
  |     2   /      2\ |    18*x       27*x   |      2 |      3*x  ||
6*|- 3*x  - \-1 + x /*|1 - ------ + ---------| + 6*x *|-1 + ------||
  |                   |         3           2|        |          3||
  |                   |    1 + x    /     3\ |        \     1 + x /|
  \                   \             \1 + x / /                     /
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                                     2                              
                             /     3\                               
                             \1 + x /                               
$$\frac{6 \left(6 x^{2} \left(\frac{3 x^{3}}{x^{3} + 1} - 1\right) - 3 x^{2} - \left(x^{2} - 1\right) \left(\frac{27 x^{6}}{\left(x^{3} + 1\right)^{2}} - \frac{18 x^{3}}{x^{3} + 1} + 1\right)\right)}{\left(x^{3} + 1\right)^{2}}$$
The graph
Derivative of (x^2-1)/(x^3+1)