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Derivative of 3/x^3

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3 
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 3
x 
3x3\frac{3}{x^{3}}
3/x^3
Detail solution
  1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

    1. Let u=x3u = x^{3}.

    2. Apply the power rule: 1u\frac{1}{u} goes to 1u2- \frac{1}{u^{2}}

    3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by ddxx3\frac{d}{d x} x^{3}:

      1. Apply the power rule: x3x^{3} goes to 3x23 x^{2}

      The result of the chain rule is:

      3x4- \frac{3}{x^{4}}

    So, the result is: 9x4- \frac{9}{x^{4}}


The answer is:

9x4- \frac{9}{x^{4}}

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The first derivative [src]
-9 
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  4
 x 
9x4- \frac{9}{x^{4}}
The second derivative [src]
36
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 5
x 
36x5\frac{36}{x^{5}}
The third derivative [src]
-180 
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   6 
  x  
180x6- \frac{180}{x^{6}}
The graph
Derivative of 3/x^3