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"query": {
"display": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(\\frac{x}{x^{2}+1}\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "DERIVATIVE#\\frac{\\partial }{\\partial x}(\\frac{x}{x^{2}+1})"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Calculus",
"topic": "Derivatives",
"subTopic": "Partial Derivatives",
"default": "\\frac{-x^{2}+1}{(x^{2}+1)^{2}}",
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"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(\\frac{x}{x^{2}+1}\\right)=\\frac{-x^{2}+1}{\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)^{2}}$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(\\frac{x}{x^{2}+1}\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Quotient Rule: $$\\left(\\frac{f}{g}\\right)'=\\frac{f'{\\cdot}g-g'{\\cdot}f}{g^{2}}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x\\right)\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)-\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)x}{\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)^{2}}"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x\\right)=1$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x\\right)=1$$",
"result": "=1"
}
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)=2x$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Sum/Difference Rule: $$\\left(f{\\pm}g\\right)'=f'{\\pm}g'$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x^{2}\\right)+\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(1\\right)"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x^{2}\\right)=2x$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x^{2}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^a\\right)=a{\\cdot}x^{a-1}$$",
"result": "=2x^{2-1}",
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=2x",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(1\\right)=0$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(1\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Derivative of a constant: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left({a}\\right)=0$$",
"result": "=0"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=2x+0"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=2x",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)-2xx}{\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)^{2}}"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$1\\cdot\\:\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)-2xx=-x^{2}+1$$",
"input": "1\\cdot\\:\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)-2xx",
"result": "=\\frac{-x^{2}+1}{\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)^{2}}",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$1\\cdot\\:\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)=x^{2}+1$$",
"input": "1\\cdot\\:\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply: $$1\\cdot\\:\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)=\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\left(x^{2}+1\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Remove parentheses: $$\\left(a\\right)=a$$",
"result": "=x^{2}+1"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$2xx=2x^{2}$$",
"input": "2xx",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^b\\cdot\\:a^c=a^{b+c}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$xx=\\:x^{1+1}$$"
],
"result": "=2x^{1+1}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add the numbers: $$1+1=2$$",
"result": "=2x^{2}"
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=x^{2}+1-2x^{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Group like terms",
"result": "=x^{2}-2x^{2}+1"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Add similar elements: $$x^{2}-2x^{2}=-x^{2}$$",
"result": "=-x^{2}+1"
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Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Apply the Quotient Rule:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is (\partial)/(\partial x)(x/(x^2+1)) ?
The answer to (\partial)/(\partial x)(x/(x^2+1)) is (-x^2+1)/((x^2+1)^2)