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How do you -2*x^3/(x^2-1)^2+2*x/(x^2-1) in partial fractions?

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      3           
  -2*x       2*x  
--------- + ------
        2    2    
/ 2    \    x  - 1
\x  - 1/          
$$\frac{2 x}{x^{2} - 1} + \frac{\left(-1\right) 2 x^{3}}{\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{2}}$$
(-2*x^3)/(x^2 - 1)^2 + (2*x)/(x^2 - 1)
General simplification [src]
     -2*x    
-------------
     4      2
1 + x  - 2*x 
$$- \frac{2 x}{x^{4} - 2 x^{2} + 1}$$
-2*x/(1 + x^4 - 2*x^2)
Fraction decomposition [src]
1/(2*(1 + x)^2) - 1/(2*(-1 + x)^2)
$$\frac{1}{2 \left(x + 1\right)^{2}} - \frac{1}{2 \left(x - 1\right)^{2}}$$
    1             1     
---------- - -----------
         2             2
2*(1 + x)    2*(-1 + x) 
Numerical answer [src]
2.0*x/(-1.0 + x^2) - 2.0*x^3/(-1.0 + x^2)^2
2.0*x/(-1.0 + x^2) - 2.0*x^3/(-1.0 + x^2)^2
Rational denominator [src]
                                2
     3 /      2\       /      2\ 
- 2*x *\-1 + x / + 2*x*\-1 + x / 
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                     3           
            /      2\            
            \-1 + x /            
$$\frac{- 2 x^{3} \left(x^{2} - 1\right) + 2 x \left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{2}}{\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{3}}$$
(-2*x^3*(-1 + x^2) + 2*x*(-1 + x^2)^2)/(-1 + x^2)^3
Trigonometric part [src]
        3             
     2*x         2*x  
- ---------- + -------
           2         2
  /      2\    -1 + x 
  \-1 + x /           
$$- \frac{2 x^{3}}{\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{2 x}{x^{2} - 1}$$
-2*x^3/(-1 + x^2)^2 + 2*x/(-1 + x^2)
Assemble expression [src]
        3             
     2*x         2*x  
- ---------- + -------
           2         2
  /      2\    -1 + x 
  \-1 + x /           
$$- \frac{2 x^{3}}{\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{2 x}{x^{2} - 1}$$
-2*x^3/(-1 + x^2)^2 + 2*x/(-1 + x^2)
Combinatorics [src]
       -2*x       
------------------
       2         2
(1 + x) *(-1 + x) 
$$- \frac{2 x}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2} \left(x + 1\right)^{2}}$$
-2*x/((1 + x)^2*(-1 + x)^2)
Powers [src]
        3             
     2*x         2*x  
- ---------- + -------
           2         2
  /      2\    -1 + x 
  \-1 + x /           
$$- \frac{2 x^{3}}{\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{2 x}{x^{2} - 1}$$
-2*x^3/(-1 + x^2)^2 + 2*x/(-1 + x^2)
Combining rational expressions [src]
   -2*x   
----------
         2
/      2\ 
\-1 + x / 
$$- \frac{2 x}{\left(x^{2} - 1\right)^{2}}$$
-2*x/(-1 + x^2)^2
Common denominator [src]
     -2*x    
-------------
     4      2
1 + x  - 2*x 
$$- \frac{2 x}{x^{4} - 2 x^{2} + 1}$$
-2*x/(1 + x^4 - 2*x^2)