Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 11 - Section 11.3 - The Product and Quotient Rules - Exercises - Page 818: 50

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}(\sqrt{x}+1)^{2}}$

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}]= \displaystyle \frac{f^{\prime}(x)g(x)-f(x)g^{\prime}(x)}{[g(x)]^{2}}$ $f(x)=\sqrt{x}-1=x^{1/2}-1,$ $f^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}x^{-1/2}=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}$ $g(x)=\sqrt{x}+1=x^{1/2}+1,$ $g^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}x^{-1/2}=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}$ $\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{(\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}})(\sqrt{x}+1)-(\sqrt{x}-1)(\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}})}{(\sqrt{x}-1)^{2}}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}\cdot\frac{\sqrt{x}+1-(\sqrt{x}-1)}{(\sqrt{x}+1)^{2}}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{2}{2\sqrt{x}(\sqrt{x}+1)^{2}}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}(\sqrt{x}+1)^{2}}$
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