Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 11 - Section 11.4 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 831: 15

Answer

$f^{\prime}(x)=-5(2x-3)(x^{2}-3x-1)^{-6}$

Work Step by Step

Let $u(x)=x^{-5},\qquad v(x)=x^{2}-3x-1$ $\displaystyle \frac{du}{dx}=-5x^{-4}, \quad \frac{dv}{dx}=2x-3$ Then,$\quad y=f(x)=u(v(x))$ and $f^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{du}{dv}\frac{dv}{dx}$ $\displaystyle \frac{du}{dv}=-5v^{-6}=-5(x^{2}-3x-1)^{-6}$ $f^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{du}{dv}\frac{dv}{dx}=-5(x^{2}-3x-1)^{-6}\cdot(2x-3)$
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