Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.5 Exercises - Page 362: 40

Answer

$$\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \left( {\ln 216} \right){6^{3x - 4}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = {6^{3x - 4}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate both sides with respect to }}x \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{6^{3x - 4}}} \right] \cr & {\text{Apply }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{a^u}} \right] = {a^u}\ln a\frac{{du}}{{dx}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = {6^{3x - 4}}\ln \left( 6 \right)\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {3x - 4} \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = {6^{3x - 4}}\ln \left( 6 \right)\left( 3 \right) \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \left( {3\ln 6} \right){6^{3x - 4}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \left( {\ln 216} \right){6^{3x - 4}} \cr} $$
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