What is the derivative of (4x)^3 * (2x)^6? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Bdub Nov 1, 2016 y'=36864x^8 Explanation: y=(4x)^3(2x)^6 y=4^3 x^3*2^6 x^6 y=4096x^9 y'=36864x^8 OR Use product rule and chain rule f=(4x)^3, g=(2x)^6 f'=3(4x)^2 *4, g'=6(2x)^5*2 y'=fg'+gf' y'=12(4x)^3(2x^5)+12(4x)^2(2x)^6 y'=12*4^3x^3*2^5x^5+12*4^2x^2*2^6x^6 y'=24576x^8+12288x^8=36864x^8 Answer link Related questions What is the Chain Rule for derivatives? How do you find the derivative of y= 6cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=6 cos(x^3+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(sin(x)) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(e^x+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=tan(5x) ? How do you find the derivative of y= (4x-x^2)^10 ? How do you find the derivative of y= (x^2+3x+5)^(1/4) ? How do you find the derivative of y= ((1+x)/(1-x))^3 ? See all questions in Chain Rule Impact of this question 5628 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License