Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 11 - Section 11.6 - Implicit Differentiation - Exercises - Page 853: 48

Answer

$$\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{{{\left( {3x + 2} \right)}^{2/3}}}}{{3x - 1}}\left( {\frac{2}{{3x + 2}} - \frac{1}{{3x - 1}}} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = \frac{{{{\left( {3x + 2} \right)}^{2/3}}}}{{3x - 1}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate by logarithmic differentiation}} \cr & {\text{Take the natural logarithm of both sides}} \cr & \ln y = \ln \left( {\frac{{{{\left( {3x + 2} \right)}^{2/3}}}}{{3x - 1}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the property }}\ln \left( {\frac{a}{b}} \right) = \ln a - \ln b \cr & \ln y = \ln {\left( {3x + 2} \right)^{2/3}} - \ln \left( {3x - 1} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the property }}\ln \left( {{a^n}} \right) = n\ln a \cr & \ln y = \frac{2}{3}\ln \left( {3x + 2} \right) - \ln \left( {3x - 1} \right) \cr & {\text{Differentiate both sides w}}{\text{.r}}{\text{.t}} \cr & \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\ln y} \right] = \frac{2}{3}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\ln \left( {3x + 2} \right)} \right] - \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\ln \left( {3x - 1} \right)} \right] \cr & \frac{1}{y}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{2}{3}\left( {\frac{3}{{3x + 2}}} \right) - \frac{1}{{3x - 1}} \cr & \frac{1}{y}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{2}{{3x + 2}} - \frac{1}{{3x - 1}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = y\left( {\frac{2}{{3x + 2}} - \frac{1}{{3x - 1}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Substitute back }}y = \frac{{{{\left( {3x + 2} \right)}^{2/3}}}}{{3x - 1}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{{{\left( {3x + 2} \right)}^{2/3}}}}{{3x - 1}}\left( {\frac{2}{{3x + 2}} - \frac{1}{{3x - 1}}} \right) \cr} $$
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