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 - 3.4 Activities - Page 224: 14

Answer

inside: $g(x)=4 x+7$ outside: $f(g)=350g^{-1}$ derivative: $f^{\prime}(x)=-1400\left(4 x+7\right)^{-2}=\dfrac{-1400}{(4x+7)^2}$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ f(x)=\frac{350}{4 x+7} $$ Rewriting $f(x) $ as$$ f(x)= 350(4 x+7)^{-1} $$ Use the chain rule to take the derivative $$\frac{d f(g(x))}{d x}=f^{\prime}(g(x)) g^{\prime}(x)$$ Here $g(x)=4 x+7$ and $ f(g )=350g^{-1}$, then \begin{align*} f'(x)&=(350g^{-1}(x))'\\ &=-350g^{-2}(x)g'(x)\\ &=-350\left(4 x+7\right)^{-2}(4 )\\ &=-1400\left(4 x+7\right)^{-2}\\ &=\frac{-1400}{(4x+7)^2} \end{align*}
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