June 2011 p13 q4
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Differentiate \(\frac{2x^3 + 5}{x}\) with respect to \(x\).
Solution
First, simplify the expression \(\frac{2x^3 + 5}{x}\) by dividing each term in the numerator by \(x\):
\(y = \frac{2x^3}{x} + \frac{5}{x} = 2x^2 + \frac{5}{x}\).
Now, differentiate each term separately:
The derivative of \(2x^2\) is \(4x\).
The derivative of \(\frac{5}{x}\) is \(-\frac{5}{x^2}\) or equivalently \(-5x^{-2}\).
Therefore, the derivative \(\frac{d}{dx}\) is:
\(4x - \frac{5}{x^2}\) or \(4x - 5x^{-2}\).
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