Problem

Find the derivative of the function f(x)=x3+1x2+2 and simplify your answer by rationalizing the radical expression.

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Step 6: Simplify this expression to get f(x)=3x4x3+1+6x2x3+12x42x2(x2+2)2(x3+1).

Steps

Step 1 :Step 1: Apply the quotient rule for derivatives, which states that if we have a function in the form of f(x)=g(x)h(x), then its derivative is f(x)=g(x)h(x)g(x)h(x)[h(x)]2. In this case, g(x)=x3+1 and h(x)=x2+2.

Step 2 :Step 2: Find g(x) and h(x). The derivative of g(x) is 12(x3+1)123x2, simplifying to 3x22x3+1. The derivative of h(x) is 2x.

Step 3 :Step 3: Substitute g(x), h(x), g(x) and h(x) into the quotient rule to obtain f(x)=(3x22x3+1)(x2+2)(x3+1)(2x)(x2+2)2.

Step 4 :Step 4: Simplify this expression to get f(x)=3x4+6x22xx3+12(x2+2)2x3+1.

Step 5 :Step 5: To rationalize the expression, multiply the numerator and the denominator by x3+1, we get f(x)=3x4x3+1+6x2x3+12x(x3+1)2(x2+2)2(x3+1).

Step 6 :Step 6: Simplify this expression to get f(x)=3x4x3+1+6x2x3+12x42x2(x2+2)2(x3+1).

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