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Integral of d{x}:
(x^2-1)^2
Graphing y =:
(x^2-1)^2
Identical expressions
(x^ two - one)^ two
(x squared minus 1) squared
(x to the power of two minus one) to the power of two
(x2-1)2
x2-12
(x²-1)²
(x to the power of 2-1) to the power of 2
x^2-1^2
Similar expressions
(x^2+1)^2

The derivative of the function/ (x^2-1)^2

Derivative of (x^2-1)^2

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/ 2    \ 
\x  - 1/

$$\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{2}$$

(x^2 - 1)^2

Detail solution

Let $u = x^{2} - 1$ .
Apply the power rule: $u^{2}$ goes to $2 u$
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by $\frac{d}{d x} \left(x^{2} - 1\right)$ :
1. Differentiate $x^{2} - 1$ term by term:
  1. Apply the power rule: $x^{2}$ goes to $2 x$
  2. The derivative of the constant $-1$ is zero.
  The result is: $2 x$
The result of the chain rule is:

$2 x \left(2 x^{2} - 2\right)$
Now simplify:

$4 x \left(x^{2} - 1\right)$

The answer is:

$4 x \left(x^{2} - 1\right)$

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The first derivative [src]

    / 2    \
4*x*\x  - 1/

$$4 x \left(x^{2} - 1\right)$$

Simplify

The second derivative [src]

  /        2\
4*\-1 + 3*x /

$$4 \left(3 x^{2} - 1\right)$$

Simplify

The third derivative [src]

24*x

$$24 x$$

Simplify

The graph

Derivative of (x^2-1)^2