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"display": "derivative of $$f\\left(x\\right)=x-3x^{\\frac{1}{3}}$$",
"symbolab_question": "PRE_CALC#derivative f(x)=x-3x^{\\frac{1}{3}}"
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"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Calculus",
"topic": "Derivatives",
"subTopic": "Derivatives",
"default": "1-\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}",
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"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x-3x^{\\frac{1}{3}}\\right)=1-\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x-3x^{\\frac{1}{3}}\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Sum/Difference Rule: $$\\left(f{\\pm}g\\right)'=f'{\\pm}g'$$",
"result": "=\\frac{dx}{dx}-\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x^{\\frac{1}{3}}\\right)"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{dx}{dx}=1$$",
"input": "\\frac{dx}{dx}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{dx}{dx}=1$$",
"result": "=1"
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"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x^{\\frac{1}{3}}\\right)=\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x^{\\frac{1}{3}}\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\left(a{\\cdot}f\\right)'=a{\\cdot}f'$$",
"result": "=3\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^{\\frac{1}{3}}\\right)"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^a\\right)=a{\\cdot}x^{a-1}$$",
"result": "=3\\cdot\\:\\frac{1}{3}x^{\\frac{1}{3}-1}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$3\\cdot\\:\\frac{1}{3}x^{\\frac{1}{3}-1}:{\\quad}\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}$$",
"input": "3\\cdot\\:\\frac{1}{3}x^{\\frac{1}{3}-1}",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:3x^{\\frac{1}{3}-1}}{3}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$3$$",
"result": "=1\\cdot\\:x^{\\frac{1}{3}-1}"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$x^{\\frac{1}{3}-1}=x^{-\\frac{2}{3}}$$",
"input": "x^{\\frac{1}{3}-1}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Join $$\\frac{1}{3}-1:{\\quad}-\\frac{2}{3}$$",
"input": "\\frac{1}{3}-1",
"result": "=x^{-\\frac{2}{3}}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Convert element to fraction: $$1=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:3}{3}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{1\\cdot\\:3}{3}+\\frac{1}{3}"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions: $$\\frac{a}{c}\\pm\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\pm\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{-1\\cdot\\:3+1}{3}"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$-1\\cdot\\:3+1=-2$$",
"input": "-1\\cdot\\:3+1",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$1\\cdot\\:3=3$$",
"result": "=-3+1"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Add/Subtract the numbers: $$-3+1=-2$$",
"result": "=-2"
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"result": "=\\frac{-2}{3}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the fraction rule: $$\\frac{-a}{b}=-\\frac{a}{b}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{2}{3}"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=1\\cdot\\:x^{-\\frac{2}{3}}"
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"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^{-b}=\\frac{1}{a^b}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$x^{-\\frac{2}{3}}=\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}$$"
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"result": "=1\\cdot\\:\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply: $$1\\cdot\\:\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}=\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}"
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"result": "=1-\\frac{1}{x^{\\frac{2}{3}}}"
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