Thread: Looking for help on Calculus questions

Which two methods, in order, will best serve to find g'(d) if g(d) = (3d)(-6d^2+5)^3?

1. Product then quotient
2. Product then power
3. chain then power
4. power then product

Originally Posted by shanniepooh2

Which two methods, in order, will best serve to find g'(d) if g(d) = (3d)(-6d^2+5)^3?

1. Product then quotient
2. Product then power
3. chain then power
4. power then product

Personally, I'd either:

1. Use the product rule, which means first using the chain rule to differentiate (-6d^2+5)^3, or

2. Re-write as g(d) = (-162 d^5 + 135 d^3) and then use the chain rule.