1 1*------ 3 x + 1
d / 1 \ --|1*------| dx| 3 | \ x + 1/
Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
The derivative of the constant is zero.
To find :
Differentiate term by term:
The derivative of the constant is zero.
Apply the power rule: goes to
The result is:
Now plug in to the quotient rule:
The answer is:
2
-3*x
---------
2
/ 3 \
\x + 1/
/ 3 \
| 3*x |
6*x*|-1 + ------|
| 3|
\ 1 + x /
-----------------
2
/ 3\
\1 + x /
/ 3 6 \
| 18*x 27*x |
-6*|1 - ------ + ---------|
| 3 2|
| 1 + x / 3\ |
\ \1 + x / /
---------------------------
2
/ 3\
\1 + x /