log(x) ------ x + 1
d /log(x)\ --|------| dx\x + 1 /
Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
The derivative of 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:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
1 log(x) --------- - -------- x*(x + 1) 2 (x + 1)
1 2 2*log(x) - -- - --------- + -------- 2 x*(1 + x) 2 x (1 + x) --------------------------- 1 + x
2 6*log(x) 3 6 -- - -------- + ---------- + ---------- 3 3 2 2 x (1 + x) x *(1 + x) x*(1 + x) --------------------------------------- 1 + x