Problem

If $f(x)=\frac{4-x^{2}}{7+x^{2}}$, find: \[ f^{\prime}(x)= \]

Solution

Step 1 :Given the function \(f(x)=\frac{4-x^{2}}{7+x^{2}}\), we are asked to find its derivative \(f^{\prime}(x)\).

Step 2 :We can use the quotient rule to find the derivative. The quotient rule states that the derivative of \(\frac{u}{v}\) is \(\frac{vu' - uv'}{v^2}\), where \(u\) and \(v\) are functions of \(x\), and \(u'\) and \(v'\) are their respective derivatives.

Step 3 :In this case, \(u = 4 - x^2\) and \(v = 7 + x^2\).

Step 4 :The derivative of \(u\) with respect to \(x\) is \(u' = -2x\) and the derivative of \(v\) with respect to \(x\) is \(v' = 2x\).

Step 5 :Substituting these values into the quotient rule gives us \(f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{-2x(4 - x^{2}) - 2x(x^{2} + 7)}{(x^{2} + 7)^{2}}\).

Step 6 :So, the derivative of the function \(f(x)=\frac{4-x^{2}}{7+x^{2}}\) is \(f^{\prime}(x)=\boxed{\frac{-2x(4 - x^{2}) - 2x(x^{2} + 7)}{(x^{2} + 7)^{2}}}\).

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