Derivative of composite function

thifferx

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Hello guys
I have this function https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=arcsin((2x)/(x^2+2)):

. . . . .\(\displaystyle f(x)\, =\, \arcsin\left(\dfrac{2x}{x^2\, +\, 2}\right)\)

I did the first and the second derivative of this function, but I dont know how to edit it to calculate inflection point correctly.
Can somebody help me?
Second derivation
http://forum.matematika.cz/upload3/img/2016-11/22743_mathtex.gif

. . . . .\(\displaystyle \left(\dfrac{-2x^2\, +\, 4}{\sqrt{\strut (x^2\, +\, 2)^2\, -\, 4x^2\,}\,(x^2\, +\, 2)}\right)'\)

. . . . . . . .\(\displaystyle =\, \dfrac{-4x\, \left(\sqrt{\strut (x^2\, +\, 2)^2\, -\, 4x^2\,}\, (x^2\, +\, 2)\right)\, -\, 2\, (2\, -\, x^2)\, \left(\sqrt{\strut (x^2\, +\, 2)^2\, -\, 4x^2\,}\, (x^2\, +\, 2)\right)'}{\left[\sqrt{\strut (x^2\, +\, 2)^2\, -\, 4x^2\,}\, (x^2\, +\, 2)\right]^2}\)

. . . . . . . .\(\displaystyle =\, \dfrac{-4x\, \left(\sqrt{\strut (x^2\, +\, 2)^2\, -\, 4x^2\,}\, (x^2\, +\, 2)\right)\, -\, (4\, -\, 2x^2)\, \left(2x\, \sqrt{\strut (x^2\, +\, 2)^2\, -\, 4x^2\,}\, +\, (x^2\, +\, 2)\, \frac{1}{2}\, \left((x^2\, +\, 2)^2\, -\, 4x^2)^{-1/2}\, \left(2\, (x^2\, +\, 2)\, 2x\, -\, 8x\right)\right)\right)}{\left[\sqrt{\strut (x^2\, +\, 2)^2\, -\, 4x^2\,}\, (x^2\, +\, 2)\right]^2}\)

I tried to edit it like this
https://postimg.org/image/v99sd4csr/
I will be glad for any help.
Thanks
 
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Hello guys
I have this function https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=arcsin((2x)/(x^2+2)).
I did the first and the second derivative of this function, but I dont know how to edit it to calculate inflection point correctly.
Can somebody help me?
Second derivation
http://forum.matematika.cz/upload3/img/2016-11/22743_mathtex.gif
I tried to edit it like this
https://postimg.org/image/v99sd4csr/
I will be glad for any help.
Thanks
Regarding your 2nd derivative: In the numerator you have a term with a denominator in it--the term that has that negative exponent. First get rid of that term with the negative exponent and try to combine like terms. Show us your work and we'll guide you if necessary from there.

On a separate note, why are you not calculating the derivatives by hand. You are studying math so shouldn't you be using math to get your results?
 
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