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: 11

Answer

$$s'\left( t \right) = - \frac{{3{\pi ^2}}}{{{{\left( {3t + 4} \right)}^2}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & s\left( t \right) = \frac{{{\pi ^2}}}{{3t + 4}} \cr & {\text{Use }}\frac{1}{u} = {u^{ - 1}} \cr & s\left( t \right) = {\pi ^2}{\left( {3t + 4} \right)^{ - 1}} \cr & {\text{Calculate the derivative of the function}} \cr & s'\left( t \right) = \frac{d}{{dt}}\left( {{\pi ^2}{{\left( {3t + 4} \right)}^{ - 1}}} \right) \cr & s'\left( t \right) = {\pi ^2}\frac{d}{{dt}}\left( {{{\left( {3t + 4} \right)}^{ - 1}}} \right) \cr & {\text{use the chain rule}} \cr & s'\left( t \right) = {\pi ^2}\left( { - 1} \right){\left( {3t + 4} \right)^{ - 2}}\frac{d}{{dt}}\left( {3t + 4} \right) \cr & s'\left( t \right) = {\pi ^2}\left( { - 1} \right){\left( {3t + 4} \right)^{ - 2}}\left( 3 \right) \cr & s'\left( t \right) = - \frac{{3{\pi ^2}}}{{{{\left( {3t + 4} \right)}^2}}} \cr} $$
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.