Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Calculating the Derivative - 4.3 The Chain Rule - 4.3 Exercises - Page 225: 33

Answer

$q^{\prime}(y)=2y(y^{2}+1)^{1/4}(9y^{2}+4)$

Work Step by Step

$q(y)=4y^{2}(y^{2}+1)^{5/4}=u(y)\cdot v(y)$ Use the product rule $\color{blue}{[u(y)\cdot v(y)]^{\prime}=u(y)\cdot v^{\prime}(y)+v(y)\cdot u^{\prime}(y)}$ For $v^{\prime}(y)$, we need the chain rule. $\left[\begin{array}{llll} u(y)=4y^{2} & , & v(y)=(y^{2}+1)^{5/4} & \\ u^{\prime}(y)=8y & & v^{\prime}(y)=[w(y)]^{5/4} & \\ & & v^{\prime}(y)=\frac{5}{4}\cdot[w(y)]^{5/4-1}\cdot w^{\prime}(y) & (\text{chain rule)})\\ & & v^{\prime}(y)=\frac{5}{4}(y^{2}+1)^{1/4}\cdot 2y & \end{array}\right]$ $q^{\prime}(y)=4y^{2}\displaystyle \cdot\frac{5}{4}(y^{2}+1)^{1/4}(2y)+8y(y^{2}+1)^{5/4}$ $=10y^{3}(y^{2}+1)^{1/4}+8y(y^{2}+1)^{5/4}$ $=2y(y^{2}+1)^{1/4}[5y^{2}+4(y^{2}+1)^{4/4}]$ $=2y(y^{2}+1)^{1/4}(9y^{2}+4)$
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