Calculus Concepts: An Informal Approach to the Mathematics of Change 5th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-43904-957-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-957-0

Chapter 3 - Determining Change: Derivatives - 3.3 Activities - Page 217: 11

Answer

$\frac{dy}{dt}=-4(1+3e^{-0.5t})^{-2} ( 3e^{-0.5t} ) (-0.5) $

Work Step by Step

$h(p)=\frac{4}{p}$; $p(t)=1+3e^{-0.5t}$ Composite function will be $y=h(1+3e^{-0.5t})=\frac{4}{ 1+3e^{-0.5t} }=4(1+3e^{-0.5t}) ^{-1} $ Taking derivative with respect to t $\frac{dy}{dt}=-4(1+3e^{-0.5t})^{-2} \frac{ d( 1+3e^{-0.5t}) }{dt}$ $\frac{dy}{dt}=-4(1+3e^{-0.5t})^{-2} 3e^{-0.5t} (-0.5) $
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