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: 29

Answer

$f’\left( x\right) =\dfrac {1}{\left( x+1\right) ^{2}}$ $f’\left( 3\right) =\dfrac {1}{16}$ $f’\left( 4\right) =\dfrac {1}{25}$

Work Step by Step

İn a function like $f(x)=\frac{A}{B}$ derivative of function is: $f^{,}\left( x\right) =\dfrac {A'\times B-B'\times A}{B^{2}}$ $f\left( x\right) =\dfrac {x}{x+1}\Rightarrow f’\left( x\right) =\dfrac {\left( x\right)’ \times \left( x+1\right) -\left( x+1\right)’ \times x}{\left( x+1\right) ^{2}}=\dfrac {\left( 1\times x^{1-1}\right) \left( x+1\right) -\left( 1\times x^{1-1}+0\right) \times x}{\left( x+1\right) ^{2}}=\dfrac {1}{\left( x+1\right) ^{2}}$ $f’{}\left( 3\right) =\dfrac {1}{\left( x+1\right) ^{2}}=\dfrac {1}{\left( 3+1\right) ^{2}}=\dfrac {1}{4^{2}}=\dfrac {1}{16}$ $f’\left( 4\right) =\dfrac {1}{\left( x+1\right) ^{2}}=\dfrac {1}{\left( 4+1\right) ^{2}}=\dfrac {1}{5^{2}}=\dfrac {1}{25}$
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