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OpenStudy (anonymous):

use the chain rule to find the derivative of f(x)=x^2(x-2)^4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ap calc? i'm doing the same thing -____- anyways, chain rule is h'(x) = f'g x g' sooo h'(x) = \[4x ^{2}(x-2)^3 \times 1\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well supposedly the answer is \[2x(x-2)^3(3x-2)\]

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Hmmm looks like the product will be useful here! c:

zepdrix (zepdrix):

|dw:1350525417272:dw| Hmmm so there's the setup that we want for product rule. Now we need to take the derivative of the things with primes on them.

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