Answer
f'(x)=-0.25x^{-0.75}
Work Step by Step
f(x)=-x^{0.25}
Using power rule nx^n-1 with n=-0.25
f'(x)=-0.25x^{0.25-1}
Final answer is f'(x)=-0.25x^{-0.75}
Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)
by Waner, Stefan; Costenoble, Steven
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1133607705
ISBN 13:
978-1-13360-770-0
Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Derivatives of Powers, Sums, and Constant Multiples - Exercises - Page 794: 5
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