/ ________\ | / 2 | log\x + \/ 4 + x /
log(x + sqrt(4 + x^2))
Let .
The derivative of is .
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Differentiate term by term:
Apply the power rule: goes to
Let .
Apply the power rule: goes to
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Differentiate term by term:
The derivative of the constant is zero.
Apply the power rule: goes to
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 1 + ----------- ________ / 2 \/ 4 + x --------------- ________ / 2 x + \/ 4 + x
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3 / 2 \ / x \ / 2 \ / x \ | x | 2*|1 + -----------| | x | 3*|1 + -----------|*|-1 + ------| | ________| 3*x*|-1 + ------| | ________| | 2| | / 2 | | 2| | / 2 | \ 4 + x / \ \/ 4 + x / \ 4 + x / \ \/ 4 + x / -------------------- + ----------------- + --------------------------------- 2 3/2 ________ / ________\ / ________\ / 2\ / 2 | / 2 | | / 2 | \4 + x / \/ 4 + x *\x + \/ 4 + x / \x + \/ 4 + x / ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________ / 2 x + \/ 4 + x