Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - The Product and Quotient Rules - 3.2 Exercises - Page 188: 9

Answer

$H'(u)=2u-1$

Work Step by Step

$H(u)=(u-\sqrt{u})(u+\sqrt{u})$ Using the difference of two squares factorization formula, which is: $a^{2}-b^{2}=(a-b)(a+b)$ We can write the function like this: $H(u)=(u-\sqrt{u})(u+\sqrt{u})=u^{2}-(\sqrt{u})^{2}=u^{2}-u$ Now, differentiate each term: $H'(u)=2u-1$
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