Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 13 - Section 13.3 - Tangent Lines and Derivatives - 13.3 Exercises - Page 922: 28

Answer

$f’\left( x\right) =\dfrac {2}{x^{3}}$ $f’\left( 3\right) =\dfrac {2}{27}$ $f’\left( 4\right) =\dfrac {1}{32}$

Work Step by Step

$f\left( x\right) =\dfrac {-1}{x^{2}}=-x^{-2}\Rightarrow f'\left( x\right) =\left( -1\right) \times \left( -2\right) \times x^{-2-1}=2\times x^{-3}=\dfrac {2}{x^{3}}$ $f’\left( 3\right) =\dfrac {2}{x^{3}}=\dfrac {2}{3^{3}}=\dfrac {2}{27}$ $f’\left( 4\right) =\dfrac {2}{x^{3}}=\dfrac {2}{4^{3}}=\dfrac {2}{64}=\dfrac {1}{32}$
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