________ / 2 x*\/ 1 + x
/ ________\ d | / 2 | --\x*\/ 1 + x / dx
Apply the product rule:
; 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:
The result is:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
________ 2 / 2 x \/ 1 + x + ----------- ________ / 2 \/ 1 + x
/ 2 \ | x | x*|3 - ------| | 2| \ 1 + x / -------------- ________ / 2 \/ 1 + x
2 / 2 \ | x | 3*|-1 + ------| | 2| \ 1 + x / ---------------- ________ / 2 \/ 1 + x