Q. For the following equation, evaluate dxdy when x=−1.y=4x5+3Answer:
Identify Equation and Derivative: Identify the equation and the derivative we need to find.We are given the equation y=4x5+3 and we need to find the derivative of y with respect to x, which is denoted as dxdy.
Differentiate with Respect to x: Differentiate the equation with respect to x.To find (dy)/(dx), we need to differentiate each term of the equation y=4x5+3 with respect to x.The derivative of 4x5 with respect to x is 20x4 (using the power rule: d/dx[xn]=nx(n−1)).The derivative of a constant, like 3, is 0.So, (dy)/(dx)=20x4+0, which simplifies to (dy)/(dx)=20x4.
Evaluate at x=−1: Evaluate the derivative at x=−1.Now that we have the derivative, we can substitute x=−1 into dxdy=20x4 to find the value of the derivative at that point.dxdy at x=−1 is 20(−1)4.Since (−1)4 is 1, this simplifies to dxdy at x=−1 is x=−11, which is x=−12.
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