Math.....again...
Mar 25, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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Math.....again...
Need help finding the derivative of
y = 2ln(x+3)/x^2
Mar 25, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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Mar 25, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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Mar 25, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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That calculator doesn't help any
Mar 25, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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whats inside the ln ?
Mar 25, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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you should just drop out of school
Mar 25, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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I am guessing it is
2
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x³+3
but I am just guessing
Mar 25, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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come on, use the solutions posted way back.
There might be a simpler method, but I see two equations:
f(x), g(x)
f(x)g'(x)+g(x)f'(x)
Mar 25, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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(2) ln(x+3)
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x^2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Red X
come on, use the solutions posted way back.
There might be a simpler method, but I see two equations:
f(x), g(x)
f(x)g'(x)+g(x)f'(x)
Wouldn't you the quotient rule in this case though, since it is a fraction?