document.write( "Question 936599: Differentiate this function f(x)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Then differentiated: -1x^(-2) + 4x^(-3).
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\n" ); document.write( "However this was wrong. The answer in the book was: (4-x) / x^(3)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #570053 by josgarithmetic(39627)\"\" \"About 
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Have not checked all your steps, but try Quotient Rule.\r
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