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Derivative of x(x-18)/(x-9)^2

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You have entered [src]
x*(x - 18)
----------
        2 
 (x - 9)  
$$\frac{x \left(x - 18\right)}{\left(x - 9\right)^{2}}$$
(x*(x - 18))/(x - 9)^2
Detail solution
  1. Apply the quotient rule, which is:

    and .

    To find :

    1. Apply the product rule:

      ; to find :

      1. Apply the power rule: goes to

      ; to find :

      1. Differentiate term by term:

        1. The derivative of the constant is zero.

        2. Apply the power rule: goes to

        The result is:

      The result is:

    To find :

    1. Let .

    2. Apply the power rule: goes to

    3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

      1. Differentiate term by term:

        1. The derivative of the constant is zero.

        2. Apply the power rule: goes to

        The result is:

      The result of the chain rule is:

    Now plug in to the quotient rule:

  2. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
-18 + 2*x   x*(18 - 2*x)*(x - 18)
--------- + ---------------------
        2                 4      
 (x - 9)           (x - 9)       
$$\frac{x \left(18 - 2 x\right) \left(x - 18\right)}{\left(x - 9\right)^{4}} + \frac{2 x - 18}{\left(x - 9\right)^{2}}$$
The second derivative [src]
  /     x*(-18 + x)\
6*|-1 + -----------|
  |              2 |
  \      (-9 + x)  /
--------------------
             2      
     (-9 + x)       
$$\frac{6 \left(\frac{x \left(x - 18\right)}{\left(x - 9\right)^{2}} - 1\right)}{\left(x - 9\right)^{2}}$$
The third derivative [src]
   /    x*(-18 + x)\
24*|1 - -----------|
   |             2 |
   \     (-9 + x)  /
--------------------
             3      
     (-9 + x)       
$$\frac{24 \left(- \frac{x \left(x - 18\right)}{\left(x - 9\right)^{2}} + 1\right)}{\left(x - 9\right)^{3}}$$