1
1*-----------
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/ 2
\/ x + 4
d / 1 \ --|1*-----------| dx| ________| | / 2 | \ \/ x + 4 /
Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
The derivative of the constant is zero.
To find :
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:
Now plug in to the quotient rule:
The answer is:
-x
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/ 2 \ / 2
\x + 4/*\/ x + 4
2
3*x
-1 + ------
2
4 + x
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3/2
/ 2\
\4 + x /
/ 2 \
| 5*x |
-3*x*|-3 + ------|
| 2|
\ 4 + x /
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5/2
/ 2\
\4 + x /