document.write( "Question 1203098: Differentiate y = 3x - 1/(2x) using first\r
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document.write( "\"y+=+3x+-+1%2F%282x%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "Break up the fraction into the product of two fractions\r\n" );
document.write( "\"y+=+3x+-+%281%2F2%29%281%2Fx%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "Write the x in the denominator as x-1 in the numerator.\r\n" );
document.write( "\"y+=+3x+-+expr%281%2F2%29x%5E%28-1%29\" \r\n" );
document.write( "Use the first principle of derivatives \"d%2Fdx\"\"%28x%5En%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"n%2Ax%5E%28n-1%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"dy%2Fdx+=+%22y%27%22+=+3++-+expr%281%2F2%29%28-1%29x%5E%28-2%29\" \r\n" );
document.write( "\"dy%2Fdx+=+%22y%27%22+=+3++%2B+expr%281%2F2%29x%5E%28-2%29\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "You can keep going by writing the negative exponent of x in\r\n" );
document.write( "the numerator as a positive exponent of x in the denominator, \r\n" );
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