University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 3 - Practice Exercises - Page 204: 134

Answer

$$y'=\frac{1}{10}\Big(\frac{3}{3x+4}-\frac{1}{x-2}\Big)\sqrt[10]{\frac{3x+4}{2x-4}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$y=\sqrt[10]{\frac{3x+4}{2x-4}}=\Big(\frac{3x+4}{2x-4}\Big)^{1/10}$$ Take the natural logarithm of both sides: $$\ln y=\ln\Big(\frac{3x+4}{2x-4}\Big)^{1/10}=\frac{1}{10}\ln\frac{3x+4}{2x-4}$$ $$\ln y =\frac{1}{10}(\ln(3x+4)-\ln(2x-4))$$ Now take the derivative of both sides, and remember that $(\ln x)'=1/x$: $$\frac{1}{y}\times y'=\frac{1}{10}\Big(\frac{1}{3x+4}\times(3x+4)'-\frac{1}{2x-4}\times(2x-4)'\Big)$$ $$\frac{y'}{y}=\frac{1}{10}\Big(\frac{3}{3x+4}-\frac{2}{2x-4}\Big)$$ $$\frac{y'}{y}=\frac{1}{10}\Big(\frac{3}{3x+4}-\frac{1}{x-2}\Big)$$ Find $y'$: $$y'=\frac{1}{10}\Big(\frac{3}{3x+4}-\frac{1}{x-2}\Big)y$$ $$y'=\frac{1}{10}\Big(\frac{3}{3x+4}-\frac{1}{x-2}\Big)\sqrt[10]{\frac{3x+4}{2x-4}}$$
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