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