1 ----------------- ______________ / 4 \/ 1 + (x - 1)
1/(sqrt(1 + (x - 1)^4))
Let .
Apply the power rule: goes to
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
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.
Let .
Apply the power rule: goes to
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Differentiate term by term:
Apply the power rule: goes to
The derivative of the constant is zero.
The result is:
The result of the chain rule is:
The result is:
The result of the chain rule is:
The result of the chain rule is:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
3 -2*(x - 1) -------------------------------- ______________ / 4\ / 4 \1 + (x - 1) /*\/ 1 + (x - 1)
/ 4 \ 2 | 2*(-1 + x) | 6*(-1 + x) *|-1 + -------------| | 4| \ 1 + (-1 + x) / -------------------------------- 3/2 / 4\ \1 + (-1 + x) /
/ 8 4 \ | 10*(-1 + x) 9*(-1 + x) | 12*(-1 + x)*|-1 - ---------------- + -------------| | 2 4| | / 4\ 1 + (-1 + x) | \ \1 + (-1 + x) / / --------------------------------------------------- 3/2 / 4\ \1 + (-1 + x) /