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"query": {
"display": "derivative of $$\\left(4a+1\\right)^{2}$$",
"symbolab_question": "PRE_CALC#derivative (4a+1)^{2}"
},
"solution": {
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"subject": "Calculus",
"topic": "Derivatives",
"subTopic": "Derivatives",
"default": "8(4a+1)",
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"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{da}\\left(\\left(4a+1\\right)^{2}\\right)=8\\left(4a+1\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{da}\\left(\\left(4a+1\\right)^{2}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply the chain rule:$${\\quad}2\\left(4a+1\\right)\\frac{d}{da}\\left(4a+1\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{da}\\left(\\left(4a+1\\right)^{2}\\right)",
"result": "=2\\left(4a+1\\right)\\frac{d}{da}\\left(4a+1\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the chain rule: $$\\frac{df\\left(u\\right)}{dx}=\\frac{df}{du}\\cdot\\frac{du}{dx}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$f=u^{2},\\:\\:u=\\left(4a+1\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=\\frac{d}{du}\\left(u^{2}\\right)\\frac{d}{da}\\left(\\left(4a+1\\right)\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{du}\\left(u^{2}\\right)=2u$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{du}\\left(u^{2}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^a\\right)=a{\\cdot}x^{a-1}$$",
"result": "=2u^{2-1}",
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},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=2u",
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},
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"type": "step",
"result": "=2u\\frac{d}{da}\\left(\\left(4a+1\\right)\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Substitute back $$u=\\left(4a+1\\right)$$",
"result": "=2\\left(4a+1\\right)\\frac{d}{da}\\left(4a+1\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{da}\\left(4a+1\\right)=4$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{da}\\left(4a+1\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Sum/Difference Rule: $$\\left(f{\\pm}g\\right)'=f'{\\pm}g'$$",
"result": "=\\frac{d}{da}\\left(4a\\right)+\\frac{d}{da}\\left(1\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{da}\\left(4a\\right)=4$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{da}\\left(4a\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\left(a{\\cdot}f\\right)'=a{\\cdot}f'$$",
"result": "=4\\frac{da}{da}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{da}{da}=1$$",
"result": "=4\\cdot\\:1"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=4",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{da}\\left(1\\right)=0$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{da}\\left(1\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Derivative of a constant: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left({a}\\right)=0$$",
"result": "=0"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=4+0"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=4",
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},
{
"type": "step",
"result": "=2\\left(4a+1\\right)\\cdot\\:4"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=8\\left(4a+1\\right)",
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