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can someone tell me that how to find the derivative of this function, please!


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Quotient rule.
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could you write down the process for me?thanks a lot.


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Original post by 123321123
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can someone tell me that how to find the derivative of this function, please!


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unfortunately the giving of complete answers is forbidden.

you need to use the quotient rule:

{V*du/dx - U*dv/dx}/V2
Original post by 123321123
could you write down the process for me?thanks a lot.


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Have you been taught the quotient rule
Reply 5
yes i have, but i can not get the right answer.


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Original post by 123321123
yes i have, but i can not get the right answer.


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What is your working so far?
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yes i have, but i can not get the right answer.


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Again - USE the reply button on the post you are replying too - you will get a quicker response

What did you get when you differentiated u and v
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I used reply bottom but it doesn't work, why?


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When you differentiate v, (2x-1)^3 , you get 6(2x-1)^2, not 6(2x-1)

This caused your simplifying to go wrong, when you were cancelling down the fraction.
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I used reply bottom but it doesn't work, why?


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Because you are not replying to the post - use the button on the post rather than the one under the posts
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Original post by aoxa
When you differentiate v, (2x-1)^3 , you get 6(2x-1)^2, not 6(2x-1)

This caused your simplifying to go wrong, when you were cancelling down the fraction.


Thanks, get it

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