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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone help me with these two problems. Find f'(x) f(x)=5x^3(2x^5-3x^3-4) F(x)= cscx/x^3+5

OpenStudy (science0229):

Do you know the basic derivation formula?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes....I worked out some of it but i'm stuck

OpenStudy (science0229):

What did you do so far?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[5x ^{-3}(10x-9x^2)+(-15x ^{-4})(2x^5-3x^3-4)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then i got \[50x ^{-4}-45x-30x-45x+60x ^{-4}\]

OpenStudy (science0229):

Wait. Isn't \[f(x)=5x^3(2x^5-3x^2-4)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry i forgot the - its \[5x^{-3}(2x^5-3x^3-4)\]

OpenStudy (science0229):

okay

OpenStudy (science0229):

Now, when you multiplied out 5x^-3(10x-9x^2), it's supposed to be (50x^-2)-(45x^-1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so i subtract the exponents

OpenStudy (science0229):

\[x^a*x^b=x ^{a+b}\] So \[x^a*x^{-b}=x^{a-b}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it will be \[5x ^{-2}-45x ^{-1}-30x ^{-9}-45x ^{-7}+60x ^{-4}\]

OpenStudy (science0229):

I actually got \[20x+60x^{-4}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

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