University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 158: 13

Answer

$\frac{dy}{dx} = 4(\frac{x^{2}}{8} + x - \frac{1}{x})^{3} \times (\frac{x}{4} +1 + \frac{1}{x^{2}})$

Work Step by Step

$y = u^{4}$ where, $u = (\frac{x^{2}}{8} + x - \frac{1}{x})$ Now, $\frac{dy}{du} = 4u^{3}$ and, $\frac{du}{dx} = (\frac{x}{4} +1 + \frac{1}{x^{2}})$ So, $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy}{du} \times \frac{du}{dx}$ $\frac{dy}{dx} = 4u^{3} \times (\frac{x}{4} +1 + \frac{1}{x^{2}})$ $\frac{dy}{dx} = 4(\frac{x^{2}}{8} + x - \frac{1}{x})^{3} \times (\frac{x}{4} +1 + \frac{1}{x^{2}})$
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