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

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

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

  2. Now simplify:


The answer is:

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