d/dx (2x+3)^3/(4x^2-1)^8 f(x) = (2x+3)^3 g(x) = (4x^2 - 1)^8 = d/dx (2x+3) ^ 3 f(x) = (2x+3) f'(x) = 2 g(x) = x ^ 3 g'(x) = 3x^2 d/dx g(f(x)) = g'(f(x)) * f'(x) = d/dx (2x+3)^3 = 3(2x + 3)^2 * 2 = 6 * (2x + 3) ^2 = d/dx (4x^2 - 1)^8 f(x) = 4x^2 - 1 f'(x) = 8x g(x) = x ^ 8 g'(x) = 8x ^ 7 = d/dx (4x^2 - 1)^8 = 8(4x^2 - 1)^7 * (8x) d/dx f(x)/g(x) = (f'g - g'f) / g^2 = ((6(2x + 3)^2)((4x^2 - 1)^8) - (8(4x^2 - 1)^7 * (8x))((2x+3)^3)) / ((4x^2 - 1)^8)^2 = ((6(2x + 3)^2)((4x^2 - 1)^8) - (8(4x^2 - 1)^7 * (8x))((2x+3)^3)) / ((4x^2 - 1)^16) = (6(2x + 3)^2 * (4x^2 - 1) - 8 * (8x)(2x+3) ^ 3) / ((4x^2 - 1)^9) = (2(2x+3)^2 * (3(4x^2 - 1) - 32x(2x + 3))) / ... = (2(2x + 3)^2 * (12x^2 - 3 - 64x^2 - 96x)) / ... = (2(2x + 3)^2 * -1(52x^2 + 96x + 3) / ... = (-2(2x + 3)^2 * (52x^2 + 96x + 3) / ((4x^2 - 1)^9)