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 answer is:
-2*x
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2
/ 2\
\1 + x /
/ 2 \
| 4*x |
2*|-1 + ------|
| 2|
\ 1 + x /
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2
/ 2\
\1 + x /
/ 2 \
| 2*x |
24*x*|1 - ------|
| 2|
\ 1 + x /
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3
/ 2\
\1 + x /