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:
6 3
3*x 4*x
- --------- + ------
2 3
/ 3 \ x - 1
\x - 1/
/ / 3 \\
| 3 | 3*x ||
| x *|-1 + -------||
| 3 | 3||
2 | 4*x \ -1 + x /|
6*x *|2 - ------- + -----------------|
| 3 3 |
\ -1 + x -1 + x /
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3
-1 + x
/ / 3 6 \ \
| 3 | 18*x 27*x | / 3 \|
| x *|1 - ------- + ----------| 3 | 3*x ||
| | 3 2| 12*x *|-1 + -------||
| 3 | -1 + x / 3\ | | 3||
| 18*x \ \-1 + x / / \ -1 + x /|
6*x*|4 - ------- - ----------------------------- + --------------------|
| 3 3 3 |
\ -1 + x -1 + x -1 + x /
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3
-1 + x