Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises 3.6 - Page 149: 79

Answer

$y$ = $-4x+1$

Work Step by Step

$y$ = $(\frac{x-1}{x+1})^{2}$ $y(0)$ = $(\frac{0-1}{0+1})^{2}$ = $1$ $y'$ = $2(\frac{x-1}{x+1})$[$\frac{(x+1)(1)-(x-1)(1)}{(x+1)^{2}}$] = $\frac{4(x-1)}{(x+1)^{3}}$ $y'(0)$ = $\frac{4(0-1)}{(0+1)^{3}}$ =$-4$ $y'$ = slope = m $y-y_{1}$ = $m(x-x_{1})$ $y-1$ = $-4(x-0)$ $y$ = $-4x+1$
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