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