Question

How do you find the derivative of `y=10x^-2 + 3x^-4 - 6x`?

Answer 1

`(d y)/(d x)=-20*x^(-3)-12*x^(-5)-6`

Explanation:

`y=10* x^(-2)+3x^(-4)-6x`

`y=ax^k+bx^m+c`

`(d y)/(d x)=a*k*x^(k-1)+b*m*x^(m-1)+0`

`(d y)/(d x)=-20*x^(-3)-12*x^(-5)-6`