Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 11 - Section 11.5 - Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions - Exercises - Page 842: 56

Answer

$s^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{e^{4x-1}(4x^{3}-4-3x^{2})}{(x^{3}-1)^{2}}$

Work Step by Step

$s(x) $ is a quotient$ \displaystyle \frac{u(x)}{v(x)}$ where $ u(x)=e^{4x-1},\qquad$ $u^{\prime}(x)= \displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[e^{w}]=e^{u}\cdot\frac{dw}{dx}$, with $w=4x-1\displaystyle \quad\frac{dw}{dx}=4$ $u^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[e^{4x-1}]=e^{4x-1}\cdot(4)=4e^{4x-1}$ $v(x)=x^{3}-1$ $v^{\prime}(x)=3x^{2}$ So $s^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{u^{\prime}(x)v(x)-u(x)v^{\prime}(x)}{[v(x)]^{2}}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{4e^{4x-1}(x^{3}-1)-e^{4x-1}(3x^{2})}{[x^{3}-1]^{2}}$ $s^{\prime}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{e^{4x-1}(4x^{3}-4-3x^{2})}{(x^{3}-1)^{2}}$
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