SOLUTION: Given f(x) = (x^3 + 3x + 2)/(x^2-1), find f'(x)

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Question 1034512: Given f(x) = (x^3 + 3x + 2)/(x^2-1), find f'(x)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Try this method as equivalent to Quotient Rule formula.

system%28hi=%28x%5E3%2B3x%2B2%29%2Cho=%28x%5E2-1%29%29

Next, using d to indicate "The derivative of...",
df%2Fdx=%28ho%2Adi-hi%2Adho%29%2F%28ho%2Aho%29

Substitute, differentiate, and simplify.