Answer
The derivative of \( f \) with respect to \( x \) at \( x = 2 \) is approximately -3.791952.
Solution
To find \( \left.\frac{d f}{d x}\right|_{x=2} \) using the chain rule, we first need to find the derivative of \( f(k) \) with respect to \( k \) and then multiply it by the derivative of \( k(x) \) with respect to \( x \).
Given:
\( k(x) = 1.234x^4 + 4.56x^2 + 7.89 \)
\( f(k) = 7 - 3\ln k \)
1. Find the derivative of \( f(k) \) with respect to \( k \):
\( \frac{df}{dk} = -\frac{3}{k} \)
2. Find the derivative of \( k(x) \) with respect to \( x \):
\( \frac{dk}{dx} = 4.968x^3 + 9.12x \)
3. Apply the chain rule to find \( \frac{df}{dx} \):
\( \frac{df}{dx} = \frac{df}{dk} \cdot \frac{dk}{dx} \)
Substitute the values of \( \frac{df}{dk} \) and \( \frac{dk}{dx} \) into the chain rule formula:
\( \frac{df}{dx} = -\frac{3}{k} \cdot (4.968x^3 + 9.12x) \)
Now, substitute \( x = 2 \) into the expression to find \( \left.\frac{df}{dx}\right|_{x=2} \):
\( \left.\frac{df}{dx}\right|_{x=2} = -\frac{3}{k(2)} \cdot (4.968(2)^3 + 9.12(2)) \)
Calculate the value of \( \left.\frac{df}{dx}\right|_{x=2} \) using the given values.
Calculate the value by following steps:
- step0: Calculate:
\(\frac{-3}{\left(1.234\times 2^{4}+4.56\times 2^{2}+7.89\right)}\times \left(4.968\times 2^{3}+9.12\times 2\right)\)
- step1: Remove the parentheses:
\(\frac{-3}{1.234\times 2^{4}+4.56\times 2^{2}+7.89}\times \left(4.968\times 2^{3}+9.12\times 2\right)\)
- step2: Multiply the numbers:
\(\frac{-3}{1.234\times 2^{4}+4.56\times 2^{2}+7.89}\times \left(39.744+9.12\times 2\right)\)
- step3: Multiply the numbers:
\(\frac{-3}{1.234\times 2^{4}+4.56\times 2^{2}+7.89}\times \left(39.744+18.24\right)\)
- step4: Add the numbers:
\(\frac{-3}{1.234\times 2^{4}+4.56\times 2^{2}+7.89}\times 57.984\)
- step5: Multiply the numbers:
\(\frac{-3}{19.744+4.56\times 2^{2}+7.89}\times 57.984\)
- step6: Multiply the numbers:
\(\frac{-3}{19.744+18.24+7.89}\times 57.984\)
- step7: Add the numbers:
\(\frac{-3}{45.874}\times 57.984\)
- step8: Divide the numbers:
\(-\frac{1500}{22937}\times 57.984\)
- step9: Convert the expressions:
\(-\frac{1500}{22937}\times \frac{7248}{125}\)
- step10: Multiply the fractions:
\(\frac{-1500\times 7248}{22937\times 125}\)
- step11: Multiply the terms:
\(\frac{-10872000}{22937\times 125}\)
- step12: Multiply the terms:
\(\frac{-10872000}{2867125}\)
- step13: Multiply the numbers:
\(-\frac{10872000}{2867125}\)
- step14: Reduce the fraction:
\(-\frac{86976}{22937}\)
The derivative of \( f \) with respect to \( x \) at \( x = 2 \) is approximately -3.791952.
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