Q. Given the function f(x)=3+5x22x2+3, find f′(x) in simplified form.Answer: f′(x)=
Apply Quotient Rule: To find the derivative of the function f(x)=3+5x22x2+3, we will use the quotient rule. The quotient rule states that if we have a function h(x)=v(x)u(x), then h′(x)=(v(x))2u′(x)v(x)−u(x)v′(x). Here, u(x)=2x2+3 and v(x)=3+5x2.
Find u′(x): First, we need to find the derivative of u(x)=2x2+3. The derivative of 2x2 is 4x, and the derivative of 3 is 0, so u′(x)=4x.
Find v′(x): Next, we need to find the derivative of v(x)=3+5x2. The derivative of 5x2 is 10x, and the derivative of 3 is 0, so v′(x)=10x.
Plug into Quotient Rule: Now we apply the quotient rule. We have u′(x)=4x and v′(x)=10x, so we plug these into the quotient rule formula:f′(x)=(v(x))2u′(x)v(x)−u(x)v′(x)f′(x)=(3+5x2)2(4x(3+5x2)−(2x2+3)10x)
Simplify Numerator: We simplify the numerator of the derivative: f′(x)=(3+5x2)212x+20x3−20x3−30xf′(x)=(3+5x2)2−18x
Factor Out −6x: We can simplify the derivative further by factoring out a −6x from the numerator:f′(x)=(3+5x2)2−6x(3)f′(x)=(3+5x2)−6x
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