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 - Review Activities - Page 246: 10

Answer

$$n'\left( x \right) = \frac{{ - 87x - 95}}{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^3}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & n\left( x \right) = \left( {3x + 2} \right){\left( {29x + 7} \right)^{ - 2}} \cr & {\text{use }}{a^{ - n}} = \frac{1}{{{a^n}}} \cr & n\left( x \right) = \frac{{3x + 2}}{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Calculate the derivative of the function}} \cr & n'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {\frac{{3x + 2}}{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^2}}}} \right) \cr & {\text{use quotient rule}} \cr & n'\left( x \right) = \frac{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^2}\left( {3x + 2} \right)' - \left( {3x + 2} \right)\left( {{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^2}} \right)'}}{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^4}}} \cr & n'\left( x \right) = \frac{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^2}\left( 3 \right) - \left( {3x + 2} \right)\left( {2\left( {29x + 7} \right)\left( {29} \right)} \right)}}{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^4}}} \cr & {\text{simplifying}} \cr & n'\left( x \right) = \frac{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)\left( 3 \right) - \left( {3x + 2} \right)\left( {2\left( {29} \right)} \right)}}{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^3}}} \cr & n'\left( x \right) = \frac{{87x + 21 - 174x - 116}}{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^3}}} \cr & n'\left( x \right) = \frac{{ - 87x - 95}}{{{{\left( {29x + 7} \right)}^3}}} \cr} $$
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