Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

limits and derivatives?

y' if y=2/5x^4 The answer is (-8/5)x^-5 I dont know where to begin with the shortcut rules of differentiation.

1 Answer

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    It maybe a bit clearer if we rewrite y = 2 / (5x^4) as

    y = (2/5) x^-4

    y' = (2/5) (-4) x^-5

    y' = (-8/5)x^-5.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.