Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.1 Exercises - Page 325: 51

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\frac{x}{x^2+1}$ $=ln x - ln(x^2+1)$ $f'(x)=\frac{1}{x}-\frac{2x}{x^2+1}$ $=\frac{x^2+1-2x^2}{x(x^2+1)}$ $=\frac{1-x^2}{x(x^2+1)}$
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