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:
5 3
2*x 4*x
- --------- + ------
2 2
/ 2 \ x + 1
\x + 1/
/ / 2 \\
| 2 | 4*x ||
| x *|-1 + ------||
| 2 | 2||
2 | 8*x \ 1 + x /|
2*x *|6 - ------ + ----------------|
| 2 2 |
\ 1 + x 1 + x /
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2
1 + x
/ / 2 \ / 2 \\
| 2 | 4*x | 4 | 2*x ||
| x *|-1 + ------| x *|-1 + ------||
| 2 | 2| | 2||
| 3*x \ 1 + x / \ 1 + x /|
24*x*|1 - ------ + ---------------- - ----------------|
| 2 2 2 |
| 1 + x 1 + x / 2\ |
\ \1 + x / /
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2
1 + x