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Old December 6th, 2007, 11:25 PM
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Default Help with Derivative

F = \frac{mW}{mSin(X)+Cos(X)}

I get to this:

F' = \frac{(mW)'(mSinX+CosX)- (mW)(mCosX+(-SinX))}{(mSinX+CosX)^2}

*Note*
m = constant
W = Variable

In case you need the actual problem in order to get the derivative here it is:


Quote:
1. An Object with weight W is dragged along a horizontal plane by a force acting along a roope attached to the object. If the rope makes an angle T with a plane, then the magnitude of the force is:

Where m is a constant called the coefficient of friction. For what value of T is F smallest?
I've tried to get the derivative but the equation gets messy and I can't solve for 0 to get the critical numbers I need. Please help with the derivative.

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