Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 3 - Differentiation - 3.3 Product and Quotient Rules - Exercises - Page 121: 7

Answer

$f’(x) =- \frac{2}{(x-2)^{2}}$

Work Step by Step

$f(x) = \frac{x}{x-2} $ $Quotient$ $Rule:$ $f’(x) = \frac{(x-2)\frac{d}{dx}(x)-(x)\frac{d}{dx}(x-2)}{(x-2)^{2}}$ $f’(x) = \frac{(x-2)-(x)}{(x-2)^{2}}$ $f’(x) =- \frac{2}{(x-2)^{2}}$
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