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