Add docs on request.accepted_renderer and .accepted_media_type

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+# Content negotiation
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+The request exposes some properties that allow you to determine the result of the content negotiation stage. This allows you to implement behaviour such as selecting a different serialisation schemes for different media types.
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+## .accepted_renderer
+
+The renderer instance what was selected by the content negotiation stage.
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+## .accepted_media_type
+
+A string representing the media type that was accepted by the content negotiation stage.
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+---
+
 # Authentication
 
 REST framework provides flexible, per-request authentication, that gives you the ability to: