Q. Given the function y=1−2x43−x4, find dxdy in simplified form.
Identify u and v: Given the function y=1−2x43−x4, we need to find the derivative of y with respect to x, which is denoted as dxdy. We will use the quotient rule for derivatives, which states that if y=vu, then dxdy=v2vdxdu−udxdv, where u and v are functions of x.
Find (dxdu):</b>First,let′sidentify$u and v in our function:u=3−x4 and v=1−2x4.Now we need to find the derivatives of u and v with respect to x, which are denoted as (dxdu) and (dxdv) respectively.
Find (dxdv):</b>Tofind$(dxdu),wedifferentiate$u=3−x4 with respect to x.(dxdu)=0−4x3=−4x3.
Apply quotient rule: To find (dv/dx), we differentiate v=1−2x4 with respect to x.(dv/dx)=0−8x3=−8x3.
Simplify the numerator: Now we apply the quotient rule:(dy)/(dx)=v2v(du/dx)−u(dv/dx).Substituting the values we have:(dy)/(dx)=(1−2x4)2(1−2x4)(−4x3)−(3−x4)(−8x3).
Further simplify if possible: We simplify the numerator:(dy)/(dx)=(−4x3+8x7−24x3+8x7)/((1−2x4)2).(dy)/(dx)=(16x7−28x3)/((1−2x4)2).
Final derivative: We simplify the expression further if possible. However, in this case, the expression is already in its simplest form. So, the derivative of the function y with respect to x is: dxdy=(1−2x4)216x7−28x3.
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