Solve ((1-x^2)^-frac{1{2}})^prime=

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

Evaluate

$$\frac{x}{\left(1-x^{2}\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}}$$

Steps Using Chain Rule

If F is the composition of two differentiable functions f\left(u\right) and u=g\left(x\right), that is, if F\left(x\right)=f\left(g\left(x\right)\right), then the derivative of F is the derivative of f with respect to u times the derivative of g with respect to x, that is, \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}(F)\left(x\right)=\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}(f)\left(g\left(x\right)\right)\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}(g)\left(x\right).

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

The derivative of a polynomial is the sum of the derivatives of its terms. The derivative of a constant term is 0. The derivative of ax^{n} is nax^{n-1}.

$$-\frac{1}{2}\left(-x^{2}+1\right)^{-\frac{3}{2}}\times 2\left(-1\right)x^{2-1}$$

Simplify.

$$x^{1}\left(-x^{2}+1\right)^{-\frac{3}{2}}$$

For any term t, t^{1}=t.

$$x\left(-x^{2}+1\right)^{-\frac{3}{2}}$$

Differentiate w.r.t. x

$$\frac{2x^{2}+1}{\left(1-x^{2}\right)^{\frac{5}{2}}}$$