Let .
Apply the power rule: goes to
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Let .
The derivative of is .
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 \
4*x*log\x + 1/
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2
x + 1
/ 2 2 / 2\ \
| 2*x 2*x *log\1 + x / / 2\|
4*|------ - ---------------- + log\1 + x /|
| 2 2 |
\1 + x 1 + x /
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2
1 + x
/ 2 2 / 2\\
| / 2\ 6*x 4*x *log\1 + x /|
8*x*|3 - 3*log\1 + x / - ------ + ----------------|
| 2 2 |
\ 1 + x 1 + x /
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2
/ 2\
\1 + x /