Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
Apply the power rule: goes to
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:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
2 1 2*x ------ - --------- 2 2 x - 9 / 2 \ \x - 9/
/ 2 \ | 4*x | 2*x*|-3 + -------| | 2| \ -9 + x / ------------------ 2 / 2\ \-9 + x /
/ / 2 \\ | 2 | 2*x || | 4*x *|-1 + -------|| | 2 | 2|| | 4*x \ -9 + x /| 6*|-1 + ------- - -------------------| | 2 2 | \ -9 + x -9 + x / -------------------------------------- 2 / 2\ \-9 + x /