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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:
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