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The derivative of the function/ 3/x

Derivative of 3/x

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3x\frac{3}{x} 
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ddx3x\frac{d}{d x} \frac{3}{x}
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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: −3x2- \frac{3}{x^{2}}

The answer is:

−3x2- \frac{3}{x^{2}}

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The first derivative [src] 
-3 
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  2
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−3x2- \frac{3}{x^{2}}
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The second derivative [src] 
6 
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 3
x
6x3\frac{6}{x^{3}}
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The third derivative [src] 
-18 
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  4 
 x
−18x4- \frac{18}{x^{4}}
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Derivative of 3/x
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