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 /