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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.4.34

Derivatives Find and simplify the derivative of the following functions.
s(t) = t⁴/³ / e^t

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Step 1: Identify the function s(t) = \(\frac{t^{4/3}\)}{e^t}. This is a quotient of two functions, so we will use the Quotient Rule to find the derivative.
Step 2: Recall the Quotient Rule: If you have a function \(\frac{u(t)}{v(t)}\), its derivative is \(\frac{u'(t)v(t) - u(t)v'(t)}{(v(t))^2}\). Here, u(t) = t^{4/3} and v(t) = e^t.
Step 3: Differentiate u(t) = t^{4/3}. Use the power rule: \(\frac{d}{dt}\)[t^n] = nt^{n-1}. So, u'(t) = \(\frac{4}{3}\)t^{1/3}.
Step 4: Differentiate v(t) = e^t. The derivative of e^t with respect to t is simply e^t, so v'(t) = e^t.
Step 5: Substitute u(t), u'(t), v(t), and v'(t) into the Quotient Rule formula: \(\frac{\frac{4}{3}\)t^{1/3}e^t - t^{4/3}e^t}{(e^t)^2}. Simplify the expression by factoring and combining like terms.

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