Calculus Concepts: An Informal Approach to the Mathematics of Change 5th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-43904-957-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-957-0

Chapter 3 - Determining Change: Derivatives - 3.6 Activities - Page 237: 9

Answer

$f^{'}(x)=(12.6)[4.8^x \ln 4.8]x^{-2}-25.2(4.8^x)(x^{-3})$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\frac{12.6(4,8^x)}{x^2}$ $f(x)=12.6(4.8^x)x^{-2}$ Taking derivative with respect to x, using product rule $f^{'}(x)=[\frac{d(12.6)(4.8^x)}{dx}]x^{-2}+12.6(4.8^x)\frac{d(x^{-2})}{dx}$ $f^{'}(x)=(12.6)[\frac{d(4.8^x)}{dx}]x^{-2}+12.6(4.8^x)(-2x^{-3})$ $f^{'}(x)=(12.6)[4.8^x \ln 4.8]x^{-2}+12.6(4.8^x)(-2x^{-3})$ $f^{'}(x)=(12.6)[4.8^x \ln 4.8]x^{-2}-25.2(4.8^x)(x^{-3})$
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