Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

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

Chapter 12 - Section 12.3 - Higher Order Derivatives: Acceleration and Concavity - Exercises - Page 902: 50

Answer

$f'(x)= -8(-2x+1)^{3}$ $f''(x)= 48(-2x+1)^{2}$ $f''(x)= -192(2x+1)$ $f^{(4)}(x)=-384$ $f^{(5)}(x)=0$ $f^{(6)}(x)=\ldots=f^{(n)}(x)=0$

Work Step by Step

$f'''(x)=\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}\left[f''(x)\right]$ $f^{(4)}(x)=\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}\left[f'''(x)\right]$ $\displaystyle \quad f^{(5)}(x)=\frac{d}{dx}\left[f^{(4)}(x)\right]$ and so on, assuming all these derivatives exist. --- $f(x)=(-2x+1)^{4}$ $f'(x)=4(-2x+1)^{3}(-2)=-8(-2x+1)^{3}$ $f''(x)=-24(-2x+1)^{2}(-2)=48(-2x+1)^{2}$ $f''(x)=96(-2x+1)(-2)=-192(2x+1)$ $f^{(4)}(x)=-384$ $f^{(5)}(x)=0$ $f^{(6)}(x)=\ldots=f^{(n)}(x)=0$
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