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f(-x) = -((1+x)/(1-x))

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21−x2\frac{2}{1-x^2}

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f(−x)=−ln⁡(1+x1−x)f(-x) = -\ln\left(\frac{1+x}{1-x}\right)

Since f(x)=ln⁡(1+x1−x)f(x) = \ln\left(\frac{1+x}{1-x}\right), we can substitute f(x)f(x) into the expression for f(−x)f(-x):

f(−x)=−f(x)f(-x) = -f(x)

Therefore, f(x)f(x) is an odd function.

  1. Find an expression for f′(x)f'(x).

    Given f(x)=ln⁡(1+x1−x)f(x) = \ln\left(\frac{1+x}{1-x}\right).
    Using the logarithm property ln⁡(ab)=ln⁡(a)−ln⁡(b)\ln\left(\frac{a}{b}\right) = \ln(a) - \ln(b):

    f(x)=ln⁡(1+x)−ln⁡(1−x)f(x) = \ln(1+x) - \ln(1-x)

    Differentiate f(x)f(x) with respect to xx. Recall that ddx(ln⁡(u))=1ududx\frac{d}{dx}(\ln(u)) = \frac{1}{u} \frac{du}{dx}.
    For the first term, ddx(ln⁡(1+x))=11+x⋅ddx(1+x)=11+x⋅1=11+x\frac{d}{dx}(\ln(1+x)) = \frac{1}{1+x} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(1+x) = \frac{1}{1+x} \cdot 1 = \frac{1}{1+x}.
    For the second term, ddx(ln⁡(1−x))=11−x⋅ddx(1−x)=11−x⋅(−1)=−11−x\frac{d}{dx}(\ln(1-x)) = \frac{1}{1-x} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(1-x) = \frac{1}{1-x} \cdot (-1) = -\frac{1}{1-x}.
    So, f′(x)f'(x) is:

    f′(x)=11+x−(−11−x)f'(x) = \frac{1}{1+x} - \left(-\frac{1}{1-x}\right) f′(x)=11+x+11−xf'(x) = \frac{1}{1+x} + \frac{1}{1-x}
  2. Simplify f′(x)f'(x) into a single fraction.

    Find a common denominator, which is (1+x)(1−x)(1+x)(1-x):

    f′(x)=1(1−x)(1+x)(1−x)+1(1+x)(1−x)(1+x)f'(x) = \frac{1(1-x)}{(1+x)(1-x)} + \frac{1(1+x)}{(1-x)(1+x)} f′(x)=1−x+1+x(1+x)(1−x)f'(x) = \frac{1-x+1+x}{(1+x)(1-x)} f′(x)=21−x2f'(x) = \frac{2}{1-x^2}

    The expression for f′(x)f'(x) as a single simplified fraction is 21−x2\boxed{\frac{2}{1-x^2}}.

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