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