Thread: [SOLVED] Derivative

f(x)=


well i used the power rule but came up with
the wrong answer

then i used the quotient rule and came out with the
wrong answer

am i doing my algebra wrong is is there something im not seeing

Originally Posted by john doe

f(x)= x^3-3x^2+4/x^2

well i used the power rule but came up with
the wrong answer

then i used the quotient rule and came out with the
wrong answer

am i doing my algebra wrong is is there something im not seeing

why use the quotient rule (one thing you should have used though, was parentheses!)

.........(was that what you got?)

use the power rule

o i see what you did now

you distributed the

Originally Posted by john doe

o i see what you did now

you distributed the

yes

(if your power has more than one term, use {}. you should have typed x^{-2} in your LaTeX code)

no more free rides you should be telling me this now

Like Jhevon said...much shorter way

I think you made a mistake

and i did solve it that way

at first i tryed to do all this other stuff though

You could factor out the numerator if you wanted since it is the the form of