Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.5 The Chain Rule - 2.5 Exercises - Page 159: 62

Answer

\[h'(1)=\frac{6}{5}\]

Work Step by Step

$h(x)=\sqrt{4+3f(x)}$ ____(1) Using chain rule differentiating (1) with respect to $x$ $h'(x)=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{4+3f(x)}}\cdot(4+3f(x))'$ $h'(x)=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{4+3f(x)}}\cdot [3f'(x)]$ $h'(1)=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{4+3f(1)}}\cdot [3f'(1)]$ Using given data $f(1)=7\;,\;f'(1)=4$ $h'(1)=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{4+3( 7)}}\cdot [3\times 4]$ $h'(1)=\frac{12}{2\times 5}=\frac{6}{5}$ Hence $\; h'(1)=\frac{6}{5}$.
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