cos(x) ------ 2 x + 4
cos(x)/(x^2 + 4)
Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
The derivative of cosine is negative sine:
To find :
Differentiate term by term:
The derivative of the constant is zero.
Apply the power rule: goes to
The result is:
Now plug in to the quotient rule:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
sin(x) 2*x*cos(x)
- ------ - ----------
2 2
x + 4 / 2 \
\x + 4/
/ 2 \
| 4*x |
2*|-1 + ------|*cos(x)
| 2|
\ 4 + x / 4*x*sin(x)
-cos(x) + ---------------------- + ----------
2 2
4 + x 4 + x
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2
4 + x
/ 2 \ / 2 \
| 4*x | | 2*x |
6*|-1 + ------|*sin(x) 24*x*|-1 + ------|*cos(x)
| 2| | 2|
\ 4 + x / 6*x*cos(x) \ 4 + x /
- ---------------------- + ---------- - ------------------------- + sin(x)
2 2 2
4 + x 4 + x / 2\
\4 + x /
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2
4 + x