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:
4
3*x 2*x
- --------- + ------
2 3
/ 3\ 1 + x
\1 + x /
/ / 3 \\
| 3 | 3*x ||
| 3*x *|-1 + ------||
| 3 | 3||
| 6*x \ 1 + x /|
2*|1 - ------ + ------------------|
| 3 3 |
\ 1 + x 1 + x /
-----------------------------------
3
1 + x
/ 6 3 \
2 | 27*x 36*x |
6*x *|-10 - --------- + ------|
| 2 3|
| / 3\ 1 + x |
\ \1 + x / /
-------------------------------
2
/ 3\
\1 + x /
/ 6 3 \
2 | 27*x 36*x |
6*x *|-10 - --------- + ------|
| 2 3|
| / 3\ 1 + x |
\ \1 + x / /
-------------------------------
2
/ 3\
\1 + x /