Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
The derivative of is itself.
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:
x x
e 2*x*e
------ - ---------
2 2
1 + x / 2\
\1 + x /
/ / 2 \\
| | 4*x ||
| 2*|-1 + ------||
| | 2||
| 4*x \ 1 + x /| x
|1 - ------ + ---------------|*e
| 2 2 |
\ 1 + x 1 + x /
---------------------------------
2
1 + x
/ / 2 \ / 2 \\
| | 4*x | | 2*x ||
| 6*|-1 + ------| 24*x*|-1 + ------||
| | 2| | 2||
| 6*x \ 1 + x / \ 1 + x /| x
|1 - ------ + --------------- - ------------------|*e
| 2 2 2 |
| 1 + x 1 + x / 2\ |
\ \1 + x / /
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2
1 + x