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: 36

Answer

$$f'\left( x \right) = - x\left( {3{x^2} + x} \right){\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{ - 0.5}} + \left( {6x + 1} \right){\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{0.5}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = \left( {3{x^2} + x} \right){\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{0.5}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {\left( {3{x^2} + x} \right){{\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)}^{0.5}}} \right) \cr & {\text{By the product rule}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \left( {3{x^2} + x} \right)\frac{d}{{dx}}{\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{0.5}} + {\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{0.5}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {3{x^2} + x} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the chain rule and the power rule }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{u^n}} \right] = n{u^{n - 1}}u' \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \left( {3{x^2} + x} \right)\left( {0.5} \right){\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{ - 0.5}}\left( { - 2x} \right) + {\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{0.5}}\left( {6x + 1} \right) \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = - x\left( {3{x^2} + x} \right){\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{ - 0.5}} + \left( {6x + 1} \right){\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)^{0.5}} \cr} $$
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