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EXAMPLE 7Differentiating Functions Using the Power Rule

  1. (a) dds(s32s+1)5/3=53(s32s+1)2/3dds(s32s+1)=53(s32s+1)2/3(3s22)
  2. (b) ddx3x43x+5=ddx(x43x+5)1/3=13(x43x+5)2/3ddx(x43x+5)=4x333(x43x+5)2/3
  3. (c) ddθ[tan(3θ)]3/4=34[tan(3θ)]7/4ddθtan(3θ)=34[tan(3θ)]7/4sec2(3θ)3=9sec2(3θ)4[tan(3θ)]7/4