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