x ----------- ________ / 2 \/ x + 1
x/sqrt(x^2 + 1)
Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
Apply the power rule: goes to
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:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
2
1 x
----------- - -----------
________ 3/2
/ 2 / 2 \
\/ x + 1 \x + 1/
/ 2 \
| 3*x |
x*|-3 + ------|
| 2|
\ 1 + x /
---------------
3/2
/ 2\
\1 + x /
/ / 2 \\
| 2 | 5*x ||
| x *|-3 + ------||
| 2 | 2||
| 3*x \ 1 + x /|
3*|-1 + ------ - ----------------|
| 2 2 |
\ 1 + x 1 + x /
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3/2
/ 2\
\1 + x /