Let .
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:
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\/ x - 1
2 *log(2)
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2*\/ x - 1
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\/ -1 + x / 1 log(2)\
2 *|- ----------- + ------|*log(2)
| 3/2 -1 + x|
\ (-1 + x) /
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________ / 2 \
\/ -1 + x | 3 log (2) 3*log(2)|
2 *|----------- + ----------- - ---------|*log(2)
| 5/2 3/2 2|
\(-1 + x) (-1 + x) (-1 + x) /
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