I'm doing a practice exam for our first Calc 1 test, and question 7 part b) asks: Find f'(x) of y=(x^5 + 4x^3 - x)^6. I know the formula for f'(x) is lim(h->0) [f(x+h)-f(x)]/h, and I can do this problem the traditional way but it would take FOREVER to take all of those x+h's to the different powers, then find the entire f(x+h) to the sixth power and f(x) to the sixth...
Given that this is just a part of one question.. and part a) was easy.. and the test has to be completed within an hour, there must be some exponential rules that allow this to be done much more quickly. Can anyone help?
2007-09-29
13:35:18
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tcotier
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