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    Question Calculus question again

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    Question is
    Find the derivative of F(x)= 3 sq rt of x^3-1

    First step I did was changing the Sq RT to (x^3-1)^3/2
    Then I solved it by 3/2(X^3-1)^1/2*3X^2

    Another problem very similar
    F(X)= 3 SQ RT of X^4+3x+2

    Step 1 (X^4+3x+2)^3/2
    Then 3/2(X^4+3x+2)*4x^3+3

    I know how to do the derivatives my only concern is that 3 in front of the square roots are throwing me off, I just want to know if I'm doing it right.


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    Re: Calculus question again

    I personally don't think it's right. I feel like if it wanted to say what you think it says it would say cube root or 4th root, something like that.

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    Re: Calculus question again

    Quote Originally Posted by bwitty24 View Post
    I personally don't think it's right.
    It's right, except he just needs to put parentheses at the correct place because
    3/2(X^3-1)^1/2*3X^2 isn't the same thing as (9 x^2)/[2 sqrt((x^3)-1)]

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