## anonymous 5 years ago Why is ds/dt of s=t/9t+2 = 2/(9t+2)^2 and not the derivative 9x^2+2?

1. anonymous

Basically, I answered the question with 9x^2+2, but I was wrong and I'm trying to figure out why. :(

Well, when you have an equation divided by another equation, you have to apply the quotient rule or the chain rule. I prefer the chain rule, personally. So: $\frac{t}{9t + 2} = t^{-1}(9t + 2)$ If you apply the chain rule to that, the answer might make a bit more sense.

Well, chain rule + product rule.

4. anonymous

So would t/5t+1 be equal to 2/(5t+1)^2?

Heh, I totally messed the thing up there up. $\frac{t}{9t + 2} = t(9t + 2)^{-1}$

No, it wouldn't derive to that. It would derive to 1/(5t + 1)^2.

You do this by saying: $\frac{ds}{dt}t(5t+1)^{-1}$ \begin{align} (5t + 1)^{-1} + t(-1)(5t + 1)^{-2}(5)\\ \frac{1}{5t + 1} - \frac{5t}{(5t + 1)^2}\\ \frac{5t + 1}{(5t+1)^2} - \frac{5t}{(5t + 1)^2}\\ \frac{5t + 1 - 5t}{(5t + 1)^2}\\ \frac{1}{(5t + 1)^2} \end{align}

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