Derivative of a vector expression?

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I'm trying to find the time derivative of the following function, where E is a constant, spatially uniform vector field, and B is as well, but B varies with time.

[tex] \frac{d}{dt}\left(\frac{\vec{E}\times\vec{B}}{B^2}\right)[/tex]

Remembering that B is time dependent and E is not, I've calculated the derivative of this as (where a dot above the letter indicates a time derivative):

[tex] \frac{1}{B^4}\left[B^2(\vec{E}\times\dot{\vec{B}})-2B\dot{B}(\vec{E}\times\vec{B})\right][/tex]

Can anyone tell me if this is correct?
 
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Whoops, forgot that! Thanks for checking it though. It's a shame it doesn't simplify more, but so long as it's correct I'm fine with it.