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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help? step by step Find dy/dx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y=(12\sqrt[3]{x}-\frac{ 1 }{ 4x }+e^2)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know I should rewrite it out.. 12*x^(1/3) but now I'm stuck..?

OpenStudy (abb0t):

\[\sqrt[3]{x} = x^(\frac{ 1 }{ 3 }\] by the property, you subtract 1. So 1/3 - 1 = ? \[\frac{ 1 }{ 4x } = \frac{ 1 }{ 4 }x^{-1} \] and \[e^2 \] is just a constant.

OpenStudy (abb0t):

\[x^{\frac{ 1 }{ 3 }}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay, thanks.

OpenStudy (abb0t):

\[y' = \frac{ 4 }{ x^{\frac{ 2 }{ 3 } }} - \frac{ 1 }{ 4x^2 }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so.. rewritten it's \[(12*x^{1/3}-\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }x^{-1}+e^2)\]

OpenStudy (abb0t):

sorry, change the - to +.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ahhh i messed up on the original equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[(12\sqrt[3]{x}-\frac{ 1 }{ 4x }+e^2)^7\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it's chain rule right?

OpenStudy (abb0t):

It's the same thing. now you apply chain rule.

OpenStudy (abb0t):

\[7(4x^{\frac{ -2 }{ 3 }} + \frac{ 1 }{ 4x^2 })^6\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

mm.. the answer is different then that.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[7(12\sqrt[3]{x}-\frac{ 1 }{ 4x }+e^2)^6(4x^{-2/3}+\frac{ 1 }{4 }x^{-2})\]

OpenStudy (abb0t):

oh yeah, you multiply by the deriv again.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why do you multiply by the derivative?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh nevermind haha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm forgetting my simple rulessss! Ahhhh D;

OpenStudy (abb0t):

chain rule states f'(g(x))*g'(x)

OpenStudy (abb0t):

it's all good, i totally 4got chain rule for a moment. im rusty in my math

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks so much though ;D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i remember the chain rule by ths let u equal some function within a function and y=\[f(u)\] so you have\[y=f(u)\] \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{du}{dx}\frac{dy}{du}\] if you remember one party like du/dx or dy/du.... you'll know what you ned to cancel

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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