Taylor Series for 1/(1+x^2) without Substitution

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Homework Statement



How do we get that the Taylor Series of 1/(1+x^2) around x= 0
is 1 - x^2 + x^4 + ... + (-1)^n x^{2n} + ... for |x|<1, without using a substitution of x=-x^2 into the Taylor series for 1/(1-x)?

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