Let's perform the differentiation: (ln(x2 + 4))' Apply the differentiation rule: (ln(f))' = (f)'·1f with f = x2 + 4 (x2 + 4)'·1x2 + 4 ℹ(x^2+4)'·1x2 + 4 = (x^2+4)'x2 + 4‖(x^2+4)' = (x^2)' + 0 (x2)' + 0x2 + 4 ▷Result: 2xx2 + 4