Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.1 Derivatives and Rates of Change - 2.1 Exercises - Page 115: 44

Answer

$-9/5 m/s$

Work Step by Step

First, we take the derivative of the original equation, $10 + 45/t+ 1$ when finding the derivative, we can eliminate the 10 since it has no exponent. so we are left with $45/t+1$, which we can find the derivative using the quotient rule. $(t+1) (0) - (1) (45) / (t+1)^2$ simplifies to $-45/ (t+1)^2$ the problem gives us t=4, which we can input for t. $-45/ ( (4) +1)^2$ $-45/ 25 m/s$ $-9/5 m/s$
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