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Ch. 4 - Applications of the Derivative
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Differentials Consider the following functions and express the relationship between a small change in x and the corresponding change in y in the form dy = f'(x)dx.


f(x) = 1/x³

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First, identify the function given: \( f(x) = \frac{1}{x^3} \). This is a rational function where the variable x is in the denominator.
To find the differential \( dy \), we need to compute the derivative of \( f(x) \) with respect to x, denoted as \( f'(x) \). Use the power rule for derivatives, which states that \( \frac{d}{dx} x^n = nx^{n-1} \).
Rewrite \( f(x) = \frac{1}{x^3} \) as \( f(x) = x^{-3} \) to apply the power rule. The derivative \( f'(x) \) is then \( -3x^{-4} \).
Express the relationship between the small change in x, \( dx \), and the corresponding change in y, \( dy \), using the formula \( dy = f'(x)dx \). Substitute \( f'(x) \) into this formula: \( dy = -3x^{-4}dx \).
The expression \( dy = -3x^{-4}dx \) represents how a small change in x, \( dx \), results in a change in y, \( dy \), for the function \( f(x) = \frac{1}{x^3} \). This is the differential form of the relationship between x and y.

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Differentials

Differentials represent the infinitesimal changes in variables. In calculus, if y is a function of x, the differential dy is defined as dy = f'(x)dx, where f'(x) is the derivative of f with respect to x. This relationship allows us to approximate how a small change in x (denoted as dx) affects the change in y (denoted as dy).
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