/ ________\ | / 3 | log\\/ x + 4 /
/ / ________\\ d | | / 3 || --\log\\/ x + 4 // dx
Let .
The derivative of is .
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Let .
Apply the power rule: goes to
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Differentiate term by term:
Apply the power rule: goes to
The derivative of the constant is zero.
The result is:
The result of the chain rule is:
The result of the chain rule is:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
2 3*x ---------- / 3 \ 2*\x + 4/
/ 3 \
| 3*x |
3*x*|1 - ----------|
| / 3\|
\ 2*\4 + x //
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3
4 + x
/ 3 6 \
| 9*x 9*x |
3*|1 - ------ + ---------|
| 3 2|
| 4 + x / 3\ |
\ \4 + x / /
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3
4 + x