Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Calculating the Derivative - 4.3 The Chain Rule - 4.3 Exercises - Page 225: 29

Answer

$m^{\prime}(t)=-6(5t^{4}-1)^{3}(85t^{4}-1)$

Work Step by Step

Use the product rule $\color{blue}{[u(t)\cdot v(t)]^{\prime}=u(t)\cdot v^{\prime}(t)+v(t)\cdot u^{\prime}(t)}$ For $v^{\prime}(t)$, we need the chain rule. $\left[\begin{array}{llll} u(t)=-6t & , & v(t)=(5t^{4}-1)^{4} & \\ u^{\prime}(t)=-6 & & v^{\prime}(t)=[w(t)]^{4} & (\text{chain rule})\\ & & v^{\prime}(t)=4\cdot[w(t)]^{4}\cdot w^{\prime}(t) & \\ & & v^{\prime}(t)=4(5t^{4}-1)^{3}\cdot(20t^{3}) & \end{array}\right]$ $m^{\prime}(t)=(-6t)[(5t^{4}-1)^{4}]^{\prime}+(5t^{4}-1)^{4}(-6t)^{\prime}$ $=-6t[4(5t^{4}-1)^{3}\cdot 20t^{3}]+(5t^{4}-1)^{4}(-6)$ $=-480t^{4}(5t^{4}-1)^{3}-6(5t^{4}-1)^{4}$ $=-6(5t^{4}-1)^{3}[80t^{4}+(5t^{4}-1)]$ $=-6(5t^{4}-1)^{3}(85t^{4}-1)$
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