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Problem 2-10: Diffrentiating

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Diffrentiate
a) f_1\left(x\right)= \displaystyle\frac{1-2x^2}{1+x+x^2}
b) f_2\left(x\right)= (1-2x^2)(1+x+x^2)

Solution
The following rules can be used:
I) \displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}ax^n=anx^{n-1}
II) \displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}\left(u+v\right)=\frac{du}{dx}+\frac{dv}{dx}


III) \displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}\left(uv\right)=u\frac{dv}{dx}+v\frac{du}{dx}
IV) \displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}\frac{u}{v}=\frac{1}{v^2}\left(v\frac{du}{dx}-u\frac{dv}{dx}\right)

In both cases, set
u=1-2x^2 and v=1+x+x^2. Using rules I and II:
\frac{du}{dx}=0-2\times 2 x^{2-1}=-4x

\frac{dv}{dx}=0+1\times x^{1-1}+2x^{2-1}=1+2x

a) f_1\left(x\right)= \displaystyle\frac{1-2x^2}{1+x+x^2}=\frac{u}{v}
According to rule IV,
\displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}f_1(x)=\frac{1}{v^2}\left(v\frac{du}{dx}-u\frac{dv}{dx}\right)
\displaystyle\frac{1}{(1+x+x^2)^2}\left((1+x+x^2)(-4x)-(1-2x^2) (1+2x)\right)
=\displaystyle\frac{1}{(1+x+x^2)^2}\left(-4x-4x^2-4x^3-1-2x+2x^2 +4x^3)\right)
=\displaystyle\frac{-1-6x-2x^2}{(1+x+x^2)^2}.
Problem 2-10-a

b) f_2\left(x\right)= (1-2x^2)(1+x+x^2)=uv
According to rule III,
\displaystyle\frac{d}{dx}f_2(x)=u\frac{dv}{dx}+v\frac{du}{dx}=(1-2x^2)(1+2x)+(1+x+x^2)(-4x)
=1+2x-2x^2-4x^3-4x-4x^2-4x^3= 1-2x-6x^2-8x^3.
Problem 2-10-b

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