Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Applications of the Derivative - 4.9 Antiderivatives - 4.9 Exercises - Page 329: 121

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & differentiate \cr & = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( { - \frac{1}{{2\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right)}} + C} \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {{{\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right)}^{ - 1}}} \right) + \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( C \right) \cr & {\text{by the chain rule}} \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\left( { - 1} \right){\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right)^{ - 2}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right) + \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( C \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\left( { - 1} \right){\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right)^{ - 2}}\left( {2x} \right) \cr & {\text{simplify}} \cr & = {\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right)^{ - 2}}\left( x \right) \cr & = \frac{x}{{{{\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right)}^2}}} \cr} $$
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