Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Calculating the Derivative - 4.3 The Chain Rule - 4.3 Exercises - Page 225: 31

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}=3x^{2}(3x^{4}+1)^{3}(19x^{4}+64x+1)$

Work Step by Step

Use the product rule $\color{blue}{[u(t)\cdot v(t)]^{\prime}=u(t)\cdot v^{\prime}(t)+v(t)\cdot u^{\prime}(t)}$ For $u^{\prime}(x)$, we need the chain rule. $\left[\begin{array}{lllll} u(x)=(3x^{4}+1)^{4} & , & & v(t)=3x^{4}+1 & \\ u(x)=[w(x)]^{4} & & & v^{\prime}(t)=12x^{3} & \\ u^{\prime}(x)=4\cdot[w(x)]^{3}\cdot w^{\prime}(x) & ,(\text{chain rule)}) & & & \\ u^{\prime}(x)=(3x^{4}+1)^{3}\cdot 12x^{3} & & & & \end{array}\right]$ $\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}=(3x^{4}+1)^{4}[x^{3}+4]^{\prime}+(x^{3}+4)[(3x^{4}+1)^{4}]^{\prime}$ $=(3x^{4}+1)^{4}(3x^{2})+(x^{3}+4)[4(3x^{4}+1)^{3}\cdot 12x^{3}]$ $=3x^{2}(3x^{4}+1)^{4}+48x^{3}(x^{3}+4)(3x^{4}+1)^{3}$ $=3x^{2}(3x^{4}+1)^{3}[3x^{4}+1+16x(x^{3}+4)]$ $=3x^{2}(3x^{4}+1)^{3}(3x^{4}+1+16x^{4}+64)$ $=3x^{2}(3x^{4}+1)^{3}(19x^{4}+64x+1)$
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