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: 31

Answer

$h^{\prime}(x)=6.2(3.1x-2)+6.2(3.1x-2)^{-3}$

Work Step by Step

Let $h_{1}(x)=(3.1x-2)^{2},\quad h_{2}(x)=(3.1x-2)^{-2}.$ Then $h(x)=h_{1}(x)+h_{2}(x)$ and $h^{\prime}(x)=h_{1}^{\prime}(x)-h_{2}^{\prime}(x).$ Apply the Generalized Power Rule on $h_{1}$ and $h_{2}$ $\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[u^{n}]=nu^{n-1}\frac{du}{dx}$ $u(x)=3.1x-2, \displaystyle \quad \frac{du}{dx}=3.1.$ $h_{1}^{\prime}(x)= \displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[u^{2}]$ $=2u^{2-1}\cdot(3.1)=6.2(3.1x-2)$ $h_{2}^{\prime}(x)= \displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[u^{-2}]$ $=-2u^{-2-1}\cdot(3.1)=-6.2(3.1x-2)^{-3}$ Now, $h^{\prime}(x)=h_{1}^{\prime}(x)-h_{2}^{\prime}(x)$, $h^{\prime}(x)=6.2(3.1x-2)-[-6.2(3.1x-2)^{-3}]$ $h^{\prime}(x)=6.2(3.1x-2)+6.2(3.1x-2)^{-3}$
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