Need help with derivitives.

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  1. rarehunternick

    rarehunternick Level II

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    I'm trying to take the derivatives of the following two functions:

    1. f(x)= 8x^3x

    for this, I get f'(x)=8x^3x[3(ln8x)+(3x*(1/8x)*8)]

    -- can someone check the answer for this.

    2. f(x)= 9x^ln(x)

    those are the only ones that I am having trouble with
     
  2. Dusk412

    Dusk412 Level I

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    1) This is what I got:

    24x^3x(3(log(x) + 1)^2 + (1/x))

    2) I got:

    18x^(log(x)-2) * (2(log(x))^2 - log(x) + 1)
     
  3. lazypando

    lazypando Level IV

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    1. Do you mean 8x^(3x)?...cause that's quite different from 8x^3x.
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  4. rarehunternick

    rarehunternick Level II

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    Thanks for the help guys. I finally was able to get them.
     
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