Help with Derivatives of Cubic Root Function

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The discussion focuses on finding the derivative of the function defined as the cube root of the expression \((x^3 + 1)/(x^3 - 1)\). Participants emphasize the importance of applying the chain rule and the quotient rule in this context. Additionally, they highlight the necessity of rewriting the cube root in exponent form, specifically as \((x^3 + 1)^{1/3} / (x^3 - 1)^{1/3}\), to facilitate differentiation. Mastery of these concepts is essential for successfully solving the derivative problem presented.

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Homework Statement



FIND THE DERIVATIVES OF THE FOLLOWING FUNCTION:

CUBEROOT OF ((x^3+1)/(x^3-1))


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Well do you know what the chain rule is? quotient rule?

those will probably be pretty useful here.
 
yeah but how do you get rid of the cuberoot
 
Do you know how to take the derivative of Cuberoot(x)?

or how about cuberoot(x^2)

if not those, how about the square root (x)
 
How do you re-write the cuberoot in exponent form? I think that's what's messing you up.
 

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