University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 158: 32

Answer

$$y'=6(5-2x)^{-4}-x^{-2}\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)^3$$

Work Step by Step

$$y=(5-2x)^{-3}+\frac{1}{8}\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)^{4}$$ The derivative of function $y$ is: $$y'=\Big[(5-2x)^{-3}\Big]'+\frac{1}{8}\Bigg[\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)^{4}\Bigg]'$$ $$y'=-3(5-2x)^{-4}(5-2x)'+\frac{1}{8}\Bigg[4\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)^3\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)'\Bigg]$$ $$y'=-3(5-2x)^{-4}(-2)+\frac{1}{8}\Bigg[4\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)^3\Big(\frac{-2(x)'}{x^2}+0\Big)\Bigg]$$ $$y'=6(5-2x)^{-4}+\frac{1}{8}\Bigg[4\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)^3\Big(-\frac{2}{x^2}\Big)\Bigg]$$ $$y'=6(5-2x)^{-4}-\frac{8}{8}\Bigg[\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)^3\Big(\frac{1}{x^2}\Big)\Bigg]$$ $$y'=6(5-2x)^{-4}-x^{-2}\Big(\frac{2}{x}+1\Big)^3$$
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