Some more examples for sections 3.1, 3.2.

1.
(x(x2 + 1)4 )0 =
=
=
=

x0 (x2 + 1)4 + x((x2 + 1)4 )0 (product rule)

1 (x2 + 1)4 + x 4(x2 + 1)3 2x (general power rule)
(x2 + 1)3 [(x2 + 1) + x 4 2x] (factoring)
(x2 + 1)3 (9x2 + 1)

2.


(5x + 1)(x2 1) +

2x + 1
3

0

1
= (5x + 1)0 (x2 1) + (5x + 1)(x2 1)0 + (2x + 1)0
3
(product rule/sum rule/constant multiple rule)
1
= 5(x2 1) + (5x + 1)(2x) + 2
3
2
1
2
2
= 5x 5 + 10x + 2x + = 15x2 + 2x 4 .
3
3

3
(

x2 1 0
(x2 1)0 (x2 + 1) (x2 1)(x2 + 1)0
)
=
(quotient rule)
x2 + 1
(x2 + 1)2
2x(x2 + 1) (x2 1)2x
=
(x2 + 1)2
2x[(x2 + 1) (x2 1)]
4x
= =
= 2
2
2
(x + 1)
(x + 1)2

4.


=
=
=
=
=

[(3x2 + 2x + 2)(x 2)]2

0

2[(3x2 + 2x + 2)(x 2)][(3x2 + 2x + 2)(x 2)]0 (general power rule)

2[(3x2 + 2x + 2)(x 2)][(3x2 + 2x + 2)0 (x 2) + (3x2 + 2x + 2)(x 2)0 ] (product rule)
2[(3x2 + 2x + 2)(x 2)][(6x + 2)(x 2) + (3x2 + 2x + 2)]
2[(3x2 + 2x + 2)(x 2)](6x2 10x 4 + 3x2 + 2x + 2)
2[(3x2 + 2x + 2)(x 2)](9x2 8x 2)

5.
((x 2)5 (x + 1)2 )0 =
=
=
=

((x 2)5 )0 (x + 1)2 + (x 2)5 ((x + 1)2 )0 (product rule)

5(x 2)4 1(x + 1)2 + (x 2)5 2(x + 1) 1 (general power rule)
(x 2)4 (x + 1)[5(x + 1) + 2(x 2)]
(x 2)4 (x + 1)(7x + 1) (factor out and simplify)

6.
((x2 4)3 (2x2 + 5)5 )0 =
=
=
=

((x2 4)3 )0 (2x2 + 5)5 + (x2 4)3 ((2x2 + 5)5 )0 (product rule)
3(x2 4)2 2x (2x2 + 5)5 + (x2 4)3 5(2x2 + 5)4 4x (general power rule)
2x(x2 4)2 (2x2 + 5)4 [3(2x2 + 5) + (x2 4) 5 2] factoring
2x(x2 4)2 (2x2 + 5)4 (16x2 25)