2) Consider function $f(x) = \frac{1}{x} + 2x + 5$ a) Compute $f'(x)$ and $f''(x)$ 20 points
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f(x) = 1/x + 2x + 5 f'(x) = d/dx(1/x) + d/dx(2x) + d/dx(5) f'(x) = -1/x^2 + 2 + 0 f'(x) = -1/x^2 + 2 Show more…
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