x - 2 ------ 2 x + 1
d /x - 2 \ --|------| dx| 2 | \x + 1/
Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
Differentiate term by term:
The derivative of the constant is zero.
Apply the power rule: goes to
The result is:
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:
1 2*x*(x - 2) ------ - ----------- 2 2 x + 1 / 2 \ \x + 1/
/ / 2 \ \ | | 4*x | | 2*|-2*x + |-1 + ------|*(-2 + x)| | | 2| | \ \ 1 + x / / --------------------------------- 2 / 2\ \1 + x /
/ / 2 \ \ | | 2*x | | | 4*x*|-1 + ------|*(-2 + x)| | 2 | 2| | | 4*x \ 1 + x / | 6*|-1 + ------ - --------------------------| | 2 2 | \ 1 + x 1 + x / -------------------------------------------- 2 / 2\ \1 + x /