Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 2 - The Derivative - 2.4 The Product And Quotient Rules - Exercises Set 2.4 - Page 147: 15

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

We find: $f'(x)=\frac{[(2\sqrt x+1)(x-1)]'(x+3)-(2\sqrt x+1)(x-1)(x+3)'}{(x+3)^{2}}$ $=\frac{[(2\sqrt x+1)'(x-1)+(2\sqrt x+1)(x-1)'](x+3)-(2\sqrt x+1)(x-1)}{(x+3)^{2}}$ $=\frac{\frac{(x-1)(x+3)}{\sqrt x}+(2\sqrt x+1)(x+3)-(2\sqrt x+1)(x+1)}{(x+3)^{2}}$ $=\frac{\frac{(x-1)(x+3)}{\sqrt x}-(2\sqrt x+1)(x-1-x-3)}{(x+3)^{2}}$ $=\frac{\frac{(x-1)(x+3)}{\sqrt x}+\frac{4(2\sqrt x+1)\sqrt x}{\sqrt x}}{(x+3)^{2}}$ $=\frac{(x-1)(x+3)+8x+4\sqrt x}{(x+3)^{2}\sqrt x}$
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