What is the derivative of $1/(x-3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-09T12:41:05

$- (1) / ((x - 3)^(2))$

We have: $(1) / (x - 3)$

This expression can be differentiated using the "quotient rule":

$(d) / (dx) ((1) / (x - 3)) = ((x - 3) cdot (0) - (1) cdot (1)) / ((x - 3)^(2))$

$(d) / (dx) ((1) / (x - 3)) = - (1) / ((x - 3)^(2))$

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