Question

Find the coefficient of the squared term in the simplified form for the second derivative, f "(x) for f(x) = (x^3 + 3x^2 + 3)(3x^3 − 6x^2 − 8x + 1) . Use the hyphen symbol, -, for negative values.

Answer 1

well there are lots of things you can do...

1. use the product rule... for f(x) to get f'(x) and then f"(x)

2. distribute... to and simplify f(x)

i think distributing will be easier in the long run...