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: 32

Answer

$$h'\left( x \right) = 2\left( {3.1{x^2} - 2 - \frac{1}{{3.1x - 2}}} \right)\left( {6.2x + \frac{{3.1}}{{{{\left( {3.1x - 2} \right)}^2}}}} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & h\left( x \right) = {\left[ {3.1{x^2} - 2 - \frac{1}{{3.1x - 2}}} \right]^2} \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {{{\left[ {3.1{x^2} - 2 - \frac{1}{{3.1x - 2}}} \right]}^2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the chain rule and the power rule }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{u^n}} \right] = n{u^{n - 1}}u' \cr & h'\left( x \right) = 2\left[ {3.1{x^2} - 2 - \frac{1}{{3.1x - 2}}} \right]\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {3.1{x^2} - 2 - \frac{1}{{3.1x - 2}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Computing derivatives}} \cr & h'\left( x \right) = 2\left( {3.1{x^2} - 2 - \frac{1}{{3.1x - 2}}} \right)\left( {6.2x - 0 - \left( {\frac{{ - 3.1}}{{{{\left( {3.1x - 2} \right)}^2}}}} \right)} \right) \cr & h'\left( x \right) = 2\left( {3.1{x^2} - 2 - \frac{1}{{3.1x - 2}}} \right)\left( {6.2x + \frac{{3.1}}{{{{\left( {3.1x - 2} \right)}^2}}}} \right) \cr} $$
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