Richard P. answered 04/19/20
PhD in Physics with 10+ years tutoring experience in STEM subjects
This one is straightforward. By the quotient rule:
dy/dx = 1/(1+x2) - 2 x2 /(1 + x2)2 = (1 - x2) / (1 + x2)2
It is easy to verify that the point ( 2 , .4 ) lies on the curve.
Plugging x = 2 into the expression for the derivative gives
dy/dx = -3/25