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Differentiate x^3 - 3x·y^2

\frac{d^2}{dy^2}\left[x^{3} - 3 x y^{2}\right]

Step by step

  1. \frac{d}{dy}\left[x^{3} - 3 x y^{2}\right]

    Differentiate 2 times, one derivative at a time.

  2. \frac{d}{d y} x^{3} + \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- 3 x y^{2}\right)

    Sum rule: differentiate term by term.

  3. \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- 3 x y^{2}\right)

    The derivative of a constant is 0.

  4. - 3 x \frac{d}{d y} y^{2}

    Constant multiple rule: pull the constant out.

  5. - 6 x y

    Power rule: (xⁿ)′ = n·xⁿ⁻¹ with n = 2.

  6. f^{(1)}(y) = - 6 x y

    That is derivative number 1.

  7. - 6 x \frac{d}{d y} y

    Constant multiple rule: pull the constant out.

  8. - 6 x

    d/dx of x is 1.

  9. f^{(2)}(y) = - 6 x

    That is derivative number 2.

Reveal the answer
f''(y) = - 6 x