Q. Given the function f(x)=2+5x32−x3, find f′(x) in simplified form.Answer: f′(x)=
Given function: Given the function f(x)=2+5x32−x3, we need to find its derivative f′(x). We will use the quotient rule for derivatives, which states that if we have a function g(x)=v(x)u(x), then g′(x)=(v(x))2u′(x)v(x)−u(x)v′(x). Here, u(x)=2−x3 and v(x)=2+5x3.
Derivative of u(x): First, we find the derivative of u(x)=2−x3. The derivative of a constant is 0, and the derivative of x3 with respect to x is 3x2. Therefore, u′(x)=0−3x2=−3x2.
Derivative of v(x): Next, we find the derivative of v(x)=2+5x3. Similarly, the derivative of a constant is 0, and the derivative of 5x3 with respect to x is 15x2. Therefore, v′(x)=0+15x2=15x2.
Apply quotient rule: Now we apply the quotient rule. We have u′(x)=−3x2 and v′(x)=15x2. Plugging these into the quotient rule formula, we get:f′(x)=(2+5x3)2(−3x2)(2+5x3)−(2−x3)(15x2).
Simplify numerator: We simplify the numerator of f′(x) by distributing the terms:(−3x2)(2+5x3)=−6x2−15x5,(2−x3)(15x2)=30x2−15x5.So, the numerator becomes:(−6x2−15x5)−(30x2−15x5)=−6x2−15x5−30x2+15x5.
Combine like terms: We combine like terms in the numerator:−6x2−15x5−30x2+15x5=−6x2−30x2=−36x2.
Final derivative: Now we have the simplified form of the derivative: f′(x)=−(2+5x3)236x2.
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