Inactive Tutor answered 12/16/20
h(x) = [ f(x)]2 - [g(x)]2
h'(x) = 2[f(x)]f'(x) - 2[g(x)]g'(x) - power rule followed by the chain rule for both terms
h'(x) = 2[f(x)][-g(x)] - 2[g(x)]f(x) - substitution from given
h'(x) = -4f(x)g(x) -- simplify
Emmanuel A.
asked 12/16/20If h(x) = f^2(x) - g^2(x), f'(x) = -g(x) and g'(x) = f(x), then h'(x) is?
From the following choose the correct answer to the question above:
A: 0
B: 1
C: -4f(x)g(x)
D: (-g(x))^2 - (f(x))^2
Inactive Tutor answered 12/16/20
h(x) = [ f(x)]2 - [g(x)]2
h'(x) = 2[f(x)]f'(x) - 2[g(x)]g'(x) - power rule followed by the chain rule for both terms
h'(x) = 2[f(x)][-g(x)] - 2[g(x)]f(x) - substitution from given
h'(x) = -4f(x)g(x) -- simplify
The answer is C.
Remember the chain rule!!!!
Inactive Tutor answered 12/16/20
First h(x) = (f(x))2 - (g(x))2
Rewrite this as h(x) = f(x)*f(x) - g(x)*g(x)
take the derivative of both sides using the product rule to get:
h'(x) = f(x)*f '(x) + f(x)*f '(x) - [g(x)*g'(x) + g(x)*g'(x)]
Simplify
h'(x) = 2f(x)f '(x) - 2g(x)g'(x)
Now make a substitution
h'(x) = 2f(x)[-g(x)] - 2g(x)[f(x)]
Finally solve for h'(x)
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