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Derivative of x^4-4x^2+3

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x  - 4*x  + 3
(x44x2)+3\left(x^{4} - 4 x^{2}\right) + 3
x^4 - 4*x^2 + 3
Detail solution
  1. Differentiate (x44x2)+3\left(x^{4} - 4 x^{2}\right) + 3 term by term:

    1. Differentiate x44x2x^{4} - 4 x^{2} term by term:

      1. Apply the power rule: x4x^{4} goes to 4x34 x^{3}

      2. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

        1. Apply the power rule: x2x^{2} goes to 2x2 x

        So, the result is: 8x- 8 x

      The result is: 4x38x4 x^{3} - 8 x

    2. The derivative of the constant 33 is zero.

    The result is: 4x38x4 x^{3} - 8 x

  2. Now simplify:

    4x(x22)4 x \left(x^{2} - 2\right)


The answer is:

4x(x22)4 x \left(x^{2} - 2\right)

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The first derivative [src]
          3
-8*x + 4*x 
4x38x4 x^{3} - 8 x
The second derivative [src]
  /        2\
4*\-2 + 3*x /
4(3x22)4 \left(3 x^{2} - 2\right)
The third derivative [src]
24*x
24x24 x