Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 2 - The Derivative - 2.4 The Product And Quotient Rules - Exercises Set 2.4 - Page 147: 12

Answer

$\frac{-3x^4+8x^3+3}{(x^4+x+1)^2}$

Work Step by Step

According to the quotient rule, $$\frac{d}{dx}\frac{x-2}{x^4+x+1}=\frac{(x^4+x+1)\frac{d}{dx}(x-2)-(x-2)\frac{d}{dx}(x^4+x+1)}{(x^4+x+1)^2}$$ $$=\frac{(x^4+x+1)(1)-(x-2)(4x^3+1)}{(x^4+x+1)^2}$$ Simplifying, $$=\frac{(x^4+x+1)-(4x^4-8x^3+x-2)}{(x^4+x+1)^2}$$ $$=\frac{-3x^4+8x^3+3}{(x^4+x+1)^2}$$
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