009A Sample Midterm 3, Problem 5

Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify.

a)$f(x)={\frac {(3x-5)(-x^{-2}+4x)}{x^{\frac {4}{5}}}}$

b)$g(x)={\sqrt {x}}+{\frac {1}{\sqrt {x}}}+{\sqrt {\pi }}$ for Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x>0.}

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Final Answer:
(a)
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