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UrbanXrisis
May6-04, 08:57 AM
I need to find the derivative of:

(x^2-6x+9)(2x^2-x+1)

what i did:
(2x-6)(2x^2-x+1)+(4x-1)(x^2-6x+9)
4x^3-2x^2+2x-12x^2+6x-6+4x^3-24x^2-36x-x^2+6x-9
8x^3-39x^2-28x-15

is this correct?

HallsofIvy
May6-04, 09:02 AM
Take a closer look at that "4x" times "9" term again!

UrbanXrisis
May6-04, 09:08 AM
(2x-6)(2x^2-x+1)+(4x-1)(x^2-6x+9)
4x^3-2x^2+2x-12x^2+6x-6+4x^3-24x^2+36x-x^2+6x-9
8x^3-39x^2-50x-15

thanks, is this right?

UrbanXrisis
May6-04, 09:14 AM
I mean to write:
8x^3-39x^2+50x-15

fourier jr
May6-04, 11:46 AM
that's what I got