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Derivative of 288/x

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

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288
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 x 
288x\frac{288}{x}
d /288\
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dx\ x /
ddx288x\frac{d}{d x} \frac{288}{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: 288x2- \frac{288}{x^{2}}


The answer is:

288x2- \frac{288}{x^{2}}

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The first derivative [src]
-288 
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   2 
  x  
288x2- \frac{288}{x^{2}}
The second derivative [src]
576
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  3
 x 
576x3\frac{576}{x^{3}}
The third derivative [src]
-1728 
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   4  
  x   
1728x4- \frac{1728}{x^{4}}
The graph
Derivative of 288/x