University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.3 - Differentiation Rules - Exercises - Page 136: 47

Answer

$r' = \frac{3}{x^{4}}$ $r'' = \frac{-12}{x^{5}}$

Work Step by Step

$r = \frac{(x-1)(x^{2}+x+1)}{x^{3}}$ (For convenience, $\theta$ is replaced with x.) $r = \frac{x^{3}- 1}{x^{3}}$ $r' = \frac{x^{3}(3x^{2}) - 3x^{2}(x^{3}-1)}{x^{6}}$ $r' = \frac{3x^{2}}{x^{6}}$ $r' = \frac{3}{x^{4}}$ $r'' = \frac{-12}{x^{5}}$
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