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

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The Taylor Series for the function 1/(1+x^2) around x=0 is definitively expressed as 1 - x^2 + x^4 + ... + (-1)^n x^{2n} + ... for the interval |x|<1. This series can be derived directly from the definition of the Taylor series without substituting x=-x^2 into the Taylor series for 1/(1-x). The process involves calculating the derivatives of the function at x=0 and applying them to the Taylor series formula.

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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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You could go back to the definition of the Taylor series. Calculate the derivatives, etc.
 

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