Question

Differentiate y=x⁴(1-2x⁵)⁶(5-8x³)².​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $y(x)=f(x)g(x)h(x)$ where

$f(x) = x^4$

$g(x)= (1 -2x^5)^6$

$h(x)= (5 - 8x^3)^2$

so that

$y(x) = x^4(1 -2x^5)^6(5 - 8x^3)^2$

Recall that the derivative of the product of functions is

$y'(x)=f'(x)g(x)h(x)+f(x)g'(x)h(x)+f(x)g(x)h'(x)$

so taking the derivatives of the individual functions, we get

$f'(x) = 4x^3$

$g'(x) = 6(1 - 2x^5)^5(-10x^4)$

$h'(x) = 2(5 - 8x^3)(-24x^2)$

So the derivative of y(x) is given by

$y'(x) = 4x^3(1 -2x^5)^6(5 - 8x^3)^2 + x^4 6(1 -2x^5)^5(-10x^4)(5 - 8x^3)^2 + x^4(1 -2x^5)^6 2(5 - 8x^3)(-24x^2)$

or

$y'(x) = 4x^3(1 -2x^5)^6(5 - 8x^3)^2$

$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:- 60x^8(1 -2x^5)^5(5 - 8x^3)^2$

$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:- 48x^6(1 -2x^5)^6 2(5 - 8x^3)$