document.write( "Question 1203615: Could you please help me with this Calculus problem? I am finding this problem hard to solve. After a few steps, I am stuck and don't know how to proceed to find the derivative.\r
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document.write( "The product rule can be applied:\r
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document.write( "If  h(x) = A(x)B(x) then 
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document.write( "    h'(x) = A(x)B'(x) + B(x)A'(x)\r
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document.write( "Choosing A(x) = (3x-12) and B(x) = \r
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document.write( " A'(x) = 3\r
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document.write( "Unfortunately, B'(x) will be messy:
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document.write( " B'(x) =  \r
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document.write( "Now you have:
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document.write( "   h'(x) =   + \r
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document.write( "Expand the first term, combine like-terms, and pull out , and you should get:\r
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document.write( "   h'(x) = \r
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document.write( "[ Sometimes writing  as x^(1/2) makes the workout easier. ]\r
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document.write( "EDIT 9/14/23:  tutor greenestamps answer is missing a factor of 
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