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\\[\\simplify[dPoly]{f(x) = ({a} * x + {b}) / Sqrt({c} * x + {d})}\\]
\nYou are given that \\[\\simplify[dPoly]{Diff(f,x,1) = g(x) / (2 * ({c} * x + {d}) ^ (3 / 2))}\\]
\nfor a polynomial $g(x)$. You have to find $g(x)$.
\nYou can click on Steps to get help. You will lose 1 mark if you do so.
\n$g(x)=\\;$[[0]]
\n ", "steps": [{"showCorrectAnswer": true, "marks": 0, "scripts": {}, "type": "information", "prompt": "The quotient rule says that if $u$ and $v$ are functions of $x$ then
\\[\\simplify{Diff(u/v,x,1)=(v * Diff(u,x,1) -(u * Diff(v,x,1))) / v ^ 2}\\]
Differentiate the following function $f(x)$ using the quotient rule or otherwise.
", "metadata": {"description": "Differentiate $f(x) = (a x + b)/ \\sqrt{c x + d}$ and find $g(x)$ such that $ f^{\\prime}(x) = g(x)/ (2(c x + d)^{3/2})$.
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\n \t\tFeedback on entering and submitting a maths expression talks about being numerically correct. Perhaps some other wording here?
\n \t\t", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International"}, "rulesets": {"std": ["all", "!collectNumbers"], "dpoly": ["std", "fractionNumbers"]}, "functions": {}, "variable_groups": [], "question_groups": [{"questions": [], "pickQuestions": 0, "name": "", "pickingStrategy": "all-ordered"}], "showQuestionGroupNames": false, "advice": "\n \n \nThe quotient rule says that if $u$ and $v$ are functions of $x$ then
\n \n \n \n\\[\\simplify{Diff(u/v,x,1)=(v * Diff(u,x,1) -(u * Diff(v,x,1))) / v ^ 2}\\]
\n \n \n \nFor this example:
\n \n \n \n\\[\\simplify[dPoly]{u = {a} * x + {b}}\\Rightarrow \\simplify{Diff(u,x,1) = {a}}\\]
\n \n \n \n\\[\\simplify[dPoly]{v = Sqrt({c} * x + {d})} \\Rightarrow \\simplify[dPoly]{Diff(v,x,1) = {c} / (2 * Sqrt({c} * x + {d}))}\\]
\n \n \n \nHence on substituting into the quotient rule above we get:
\n \n \n \n\\[\\simplify[dPoly]{Diff(f,x,1) = ({a} * Sqrt({c} * x + {d}) -(({a} * x + {b}) * Diff(v,x,1))) / ({c} * x + {d}) = ({a} * Sqrt({c} * x + {d}) -(({c} * ({a} * x + {b})) / (2 * Sqrt({c} * x + {d})))) / ({c} * x + {d}) = ({2 * a} * ({c} * x + {d}) -({c} * ({a} * x + {b}))) / (2 * ({c} * x + {d}) ^ (3 / 2)) = ({a * c} * x + {2 * a * d -(c * b)}) / (2 * ({c} * x + {d}) ^ (3 / 2))}\\]
\n \n \n \nHence \\[\\simplify[dPoly]{g(x) = {a * c} * x + {2 * a * d -(c * b)}}\\].
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