A few days ago
seimfeld7

Find g'(x)?

Find g'(x) where g(x) =

_______1_________

(x^3 + 8x^2 +6x) ^4

One of my Calculus homework problems. The carrots of course being x to the third power and so forth. Any help is appreciated and explanation if at all possible. Thanks.

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A few days ago
sdatary

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OK… first of all… rewrite the problem…

(x^3 + 8x^2 +6x) ^(-4)

Then.. multiply by the outside exponent and decrease it by one…

-4(x^3 + 8x^2 + 6x) ^(-5)

Then multiply by the derivative of the inside…

-4(x^3 + 8x^2 + 6x) ^(-5) * (3x^2 + 16x + 6)

Rewrite the problem…

___-4 (3x^2 + 16x +6)_____

……(x^3 + 8x^2 + 6x)^5

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A few days ago
Steffi T
g'(x) means they want you to find the derivative of g(x)

So what you can do is to bring the denominator up, just change the power 4 to a -4.

then you have (x^3 + 8x^2 +6x) ^ – 4

Then is you find the differentiation of that, all you have to do is bring the -4 down, then the new overall power becomes -4 -1 = -5 and then differentiation within the bracket

By differentiating within the bracket, you have x^3 to become 3x^2

Then the next 8x^2 becomes 16x^1

and lastly 6x becomes 6

All of this shcould be simple differentiations of each term within the brackets cos its addition so you can diff it term by term

Finally you have your ans

-4(x^3 + 8x^2 +6x)^-5(3x^2 + 16x +6)

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A few days ago
Anonymous
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A few days ago
Eric212
g(x)=

_______1_________=

(x^3 + 8x^2 +6x) ^4

(x^3 + 8x^2 +6x) ^-4

g'(x) =

-4(x^3 + 8x^2 +6x)^-5 (3x^2 + 16x +6)

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