Mister Exam

Derivative of -2/x

Function f() - derivative -N order at the point
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The solution

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-2 
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 x 
$$- \frac{2}{x}$$
-2/x
Detail solution
  1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

    1. Apply the power rule: goes to

    So, the result is:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
2 
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 2
x 
$$\frac{2}{x^{2}}$$
The second derivative [src]
-4 
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  3
 x 
$$- \frac{4}{x^{3}}$$
The third derivative [src]
12
--
 4
x 
$$\frac{12}{x^{4}}$$
The graph
Derivative of -2/x