a) \(f'\left( 1 \right) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} \frac{{f\left( x \right) - f\left( 1 \right)}}{{x - 1}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} \frac{{{x^2} - x}}{{x - 1}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} \frac{{x\left( {x - 1} \right)}}{{x - 1}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} x = 1\)
Vậy \(f'\left( 1 \right) = 1\)
b) \(f'\left( { - 1} \right) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to - 1} \frac{{f\left( x \right) - f\left( { - 1} \right)}}{{x + 1}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to - 1} \frac{{ - {x^3} - 1}}{{x + 1}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to - 1} \frac{{ - \left( {x + 1} \right)\left( {{x^2} - x + 1} \right)}}{{x + 1}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to - 1} \left( {{x^2} - x + 1} \right) = 3\)
Vậy \(f'\left( { - 1} \right) = 3\)