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Derivative of 16/x

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16
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16x\frac{16}{x} 
16/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: 1x\frac{1}{x} goes to −1x2- \frac{1}{x^{2}}

    So, the result is: −16x2- \frac{16}{x^{2}}

The answer is:

−16x2- \frac{16}{x^{2}}

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The first derivative [src] 
-16 
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  2 
 x
−16x2- \frac{16}{x^{2}}
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The second derivative [src] 
32
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x
32x3\frac{32}{x^{3}}
Simplify
The third derivative [src] 
-96 
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  4 
 x
−96x4- \frac{96}{x^{4}}
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Derivative of 16/x
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