Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Derivatives of Powers, Sums, and Constant Multiples - Exercises - Page 795: 33

Answer

$t^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{|x|}{x}-\frac{1}{x^{2}}$

Work Step by Step

SUMMARY: The Power Rule$:\ \ \ [x^{n}]^{\prime}=nx^{n-1 } $ Sum Rule: $\ \ \ \ \ \ [f\pm g]^{\prime}(x)=f^{\prime}(x)\pm g^{\prime}(x) $ Constant Multiple Rule:$\ \ \ [cf]^{\prime}(x)=cf^{\prime}(x) $ Constant times x:$\ \ \ \displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}(cx)=c $ Constant:$\displaystyle \ \ \ \ \ \frac{d}{dx}(c)=0 $ -------------------------------- $|x|=\left\{\begin{array}{lll} x, & x>0\\ -x, & x<0 & \end{array}\right.$, t(x) is not defined for x=0, so $t(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lll} x+\frac{1}{x}, & x>0\\ -x+\frac{1}{x}, & x<0 & \end{array}\right.$ For $x>0,\ t^{\prime}(x)=[x+\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}]^{\prime}=... $Sum Rule, $=[x^{1}]^{\prime}+[x^{-1}]^{\prime}=$...Power Rule...$=1-x^{-2}=1-\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^{2}}$ For $x<0,\ t^{\prime}(x)=[-x+\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}]^{\prime}=... $Sum Rule, $=[-x^{1}]^{\prime}+[x^{-1}]^{\prime}=$...Power Rule...$=-1-x^{-2}=-1-\displaystyle \frac{1}{x^{2}}$ So $t^{\prime}(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{lll} 1-\frac{1}{x^{2}}, & x>0\\ -1-\frac{1}{x^{2}}, & x<0 & \end{array}\right.$ -------------------- another way is to use $[|x|]^{\prime}=\displaystyle \frac{|x|}{x}$ (from sec.10.6): $t^{\prime}(x)=[|x|+x^{-1}]^{\prime}=\displaystyle \frac{|x|}{x}-\frac{1}{x^{2}}$ which is equivalent to our first result ($\displaystyle \frac{|x|}{x}=+1, $when $x>0$, and (-1) when $x<0$)
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