Let .
The derivative of is itself.
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Apply the product rule:
; to find :
Apply the power rule: goes to
; to find :
Let .
The derivative of is .
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Differentiate term by term:
Apply the power rule: goes to
The derivative of the constant is zero.
The result is:
The result of the chain rule is:
The result is:
The result of the chain rule is:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
/ x \ x*log(x + 1) |----- + log(x + 1)|*e \x + 1 /
/ x \ | 2 -2 + -----| |/ x \ 1 + x| x*log(1 + x) ||----- + log(1 + x)| - ----------|*e \\1 + x / 1 + x /
/ 2*x / x \ / x \\ | 3 -3 + ----- 3*|-2 + -----|*|----- + log(1 + x)|| |/ x \ 1 + x \ 1 + x/ \1 + x /| x*log(1 + x) ||----- + log(1 + x)| + ---------- - -----------------------------------|*e |\1 + x / 2 1 + x | \ (1 + x) /