How do you differentiate f(x)= 5/x^3 - 3/ x^(1/3)?

1 Answer
Apr 21, 2018

color(blue)(f'(x) = -15/x^4 + 1/x^(4/3)

Explanation:

f(x) = 5/x^3 - 3 / x^(1/3)

f(x) = 5 * x^-3 - 3 * x^-(1/3)

(d/(dx)) x^n = n * x^(n-1)

:. f'(x) = 5 * -3 * x^-4 - 3 * -(1/3) * x ^-(4/3)

f'(x) = -15 x^-4 + x^-(4/3)

=> -15/x^4 + 1/x^(4/3)