/ 2*x \ log|-----| \x + 1/
log((2*x)/(x + 1))
Let .
The derivative of is .
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.
Apply the power rule: goes to
So, the result is:
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:
The result of the chain rule is:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
/ 2 2*x \
(x + 1)*|----- - --------|
|x + 1 2|
\ (x + 1) /
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2*x
/ x \ /1 1 \
|-1 + -----|*|- + -----|
\ 1 + x/ \x 1 + x/
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x
/ x \ / 1 1 1 \
2*|-1 + -----|*|- -- - -------- - ---------|
\ 1 + x/ | 2 2 x*(1 + x)|
\ x (1 + x) /
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x