1 --------- 2 / 3 \ \x + 1/
1/((x^3 + 1)^2)
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:
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 of the chain rule is:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
2 -6*x ------------------ 2 / 3 \ / 3 \ \x + 1/*\x + 1/
/ 3 \ | 9*x | 6*x*|-2 + ------| | 3| \ 1 + x / ----------------- 3 / 3\ \1 + x /
/ 6 3 \ | 54*x 27*x | 12*|-1 - --------- + ------| | 2 3| | / 3\ 1 + x | \ \1 + x / / ---------------------------- 3 / 3\ \1 + x /