Derivative of $$$\frac{\left(x + 1\right)^{6}}{\left(x^{2} + 8\right)^{6}}$$$

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Find $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(\frac{\left(x + 1\right)^{6}}{\left(x^{2} + 8\right)^{6}}\right)$$$.

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Let $$$H{\left(x \right)} = \frac{\left(x + 1\right)^{6}}{\left(x^{2} + 8\right)^{6}}$$$.

Take the logarithm of both sides: $$$\ln\left(H{\left(x \right)}\right) = \ln\left(\frac{\left(x + 1\right)^{6}}{\left(x^{2} + 8\right)^{6}}\right)$$$.

Rewrite the RHS using the properties of logarithms: $$$\ln\left(H{\left(x \right)}\right) = 6 \ln\left(x + 1\right) - 6 \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)$$$.

Differentiate separately both sides of the equation: $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)\right) = \frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x + 1\right) - 6 \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)$$$.

Differentiate the LHS of the equation.

The function $$$\ln\left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$ is the composition $$$f{\left(g{\left(x \right)} \right)}$$$ of two functions $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \ln\left(u\right)$$$ and $$$g{\left(x \right)} = H{\left(x \right)}$$$.

Apply the chain rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(g{\left(x \right)} \right)}\right) = \frac{d}{du} \left(f{\left(u \right)}\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(g{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)\right)} = {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)}$$

The derivative of the natural logarithm is $$$\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right) = \frac{1}{u}$$$:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right)\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(H{\left(x \right)}\right) = {\color{red}\left(\frac{1}{u}\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

Return to the old variable:

$$\frac{\frac{d}{dx} \left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)}{{\color{red}\left(u\right)}} = \frac{\frac{d}{dx} \left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)}{{\color{red}\left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)}}$$

Thus, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)\right) = \frac{\frac{d}{dx} \left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)}{H{\left(x \right)}}$$$.

Differentiate the RHS of the equation.

The derivative of a sum/difference is the sum/difference of derivatives:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x + 1\right) - 6 \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)\right)} = {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) - \frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)\right)}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(c f{\left(x \right)}\right) = c \frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$ with $$$c = 6$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = \ln\left(x + 1\right)$$$:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x + 1\right)\right)\right)} - \frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right) = {\color{red}\left(6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right)\right)} - \frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(c f{\left(x \right)}\right) = c \frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$ with $$$c = 6$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)$$$:

$$- {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)\right)} + 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) = - {\color{red}\left(6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)\right)} + 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right)$$

The function $$$\ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)$$$ is the composition $$$f{\left(g{\left(x \right)} \right)}$$$ of two functions $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \ln\left(u\right)$$$ and $$$g{\left(x \right)} = x^{2} + 8$$$.

Apply the chain rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(g{\left(x \right)} \right)}\right) = \frac{d}{du} \left(f{\left(u \right)}\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(g{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$:

$$- 6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)\right)} + 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) = - 6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)} + 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right)$$

The derivative of the natural logarithm is $$$\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right) = \frac{1}{u}$$$:

$$- 6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right)\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} + 8\right) + 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) = - 6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{1}{u}\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} + 8\right) + 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right)$$

Return to the old variable:

$$6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) - \frac{6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} + 8\right)}{{\color{red}\left(u\right)}} = 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) - \frac{6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} + 8\right)}{{\color{red}\left(x^{2} + 8\right)}}$$

The derivative of a sum/difference is the sum/difference of derivatives:

$$6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) - \frac{6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right)}}{x^{2} + 8} = 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) - \frac{6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right) + \frac{d}{dx} \left(8\right)\right)}}{x^{2} + 8}$$

Apply the power rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{n}\right) = n x^{n - 1}$$$ with $$$n = 2$$$:

$$6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) - \frac{6 \left({\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{2}\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(8\right)\right)}{x^{2} + 8} = 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) - \frac{6 \left({\color{red}\left(2 x\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(8\right)\right)}{x^{2} + 8}$$

The derivative of a constant is $$$0$$$:

$$- \frac{6 \left(2 x + {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(8\right)\right)}\right)}{x^{2} + 8} + 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right) = - \frac{6 \left(2 x + {\color{red}\left(0\right)}\right)}{x^{2} + 8} + 6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right)$$

The function $$$\ln\left(x + 1\right)$$$ is the composition $$$f{\left(g{\left(x \right)} \right)}$$$ of two functions $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \ln\left(u\right)$$$ and $$$g{\left(x \right)} = x + 1$$$.

Apply the chain rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(f{\left(g{\left(x \right)} \right)}\right) = \frac{d}{du} \left(f{\left(u \right)}\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(g{\left(x \right)}\right)$$$:

$$- \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + 6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(\ln\left(x + 1\right)\right)\right)} = - \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + 6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(x + 1\right)\right)}$$

The derivative of the natural logarithm is $$$\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right) = \frac{1}{u}$$$:

$$- \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + 6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(\ln\left(u\right)\right)\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(x + 1\right) = - \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + 6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{1}{u}\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(x + 1\right)$$

Return to the old variable:

$$- \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(x + 1\right)}{{\color{red}\left(u\right)}} = - \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6 \frac{d}{dx} \left(x + 1\right)}{{\color{red}\left(x + 1\right)}}$$

The derivative of a sum/difference is the sum/difference of derivatives:

$$- \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x + 1\right)\right)}}{x + 1} = - \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x\right) + \frac{d}{dx} \left(1\right)\right)}}{x + 1}$$

The derivative of a constant is $$$0$$$:

$$- \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6 \left({\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(1\right)\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x\right)\right)}{x + 1} = - \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6 \left({\color{red}\left(0\right)} + \frac{d}{dx} \left(x\right)\right)}{x + 1}$$

Apply the power rule $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x^{n}\right) = n x^{n - 1}$$$ with $$$n = 1$$$, in other words, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(x\right) = 1$$$:

$$- \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6 {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(x\right)\right)}}{x + 1} = - \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6 {\color{red}\left(1\right)}}{x + 1}$$

Thus, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(6 \ln\left(x + 1\right) - 6 \ln\left(x^{2} + 8\right)\right) = - \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6}{x + 1}$$$.

Hence, $$$\frac{\frac{d}{dx} \left(H{\left(x \right)}\right)}{H{\left(x \right)}} = - \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6}{x + 1}$$$.

Therefore, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(H{\left(x \right)}\right) = \left(- \frac{12 x}{x^{2} + 8} + \frac{6}{x + 1}\right) H{\left(x \right)} = - \frac{6 \left(x - 2\right) \left(x + 1\right)^{5} \left(x + 4\right)}{\left(x^{2} + 8\right)^{7}}.$$$

Answer

$$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(\frac{\left(x + 1\right)^{6}}{\left(x^{2} + 8\right)^{6}}\right) = - \frac{6 \left(x - 2\right) \left(x + 1\right)^{5} \left(x + 4\right)}{\left(x^{2} + 8\right)^{7}}$$$A


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