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

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The solution

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

      3. 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        
1 + 2*x   x  + x - 1
------- - ----------
 x - 2            2 
           (x - 2)  
$$\frac{2 x + 1}{x - 2} - \frac{\left(x^{2} + x\right) - 1}{\left(x - 2\right)^{2}}$$
The second derivative [src]
  /              2          \
  |    -1 + x + x    1 + 2*x|
2*|1 + ----------- - -------|
  |             2     -2 + x|
  \     (-2 + x)            /
-----------------------------
            -2 + x           
$$\frac{2 \left(1 - \frac{2 x + 1}{x - 2} + \frac{x^{2} + x - 1}{\left(x - 2\right)^{2}}\right)}{x - 2}$$
The third derivative [src]
  /                         2\
  |     1 + 2*x   -1 + x + x |
6*|-1 + ------- - -----------|
  |      -2 + x            2 |
  \                (-2 + x)  /
------------------------------
                  2           
          (-2 + x)            
$$\frac{6 \left(-1 + \frac{2 x + 1}{x - 2} - \frac{x^{2} + x - 1}{\left(x - 2\right)^{2}}\right)}{\left(x - 2\right)^{2}}$$