Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.5 The Chain Rule - 2.5 Exercises - Page 160: 89

Answer

If $y=f(u)$ and $u=g(x)$ By using The Chain Rule we have: $$\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d u}{d x}$$ so, $$\begin{aligned} \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}} &=\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)\\ &=\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d u}{d x}\right)\\ & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\ \text{ [Product Rule] }\\ &=\left[\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d u}\right)\right] \frac{d u}{d x}+\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d u}{d x}\right) \\ &=\left[\frac{d}{d u}\left(\frac{d y}{d u}\right) \frac{d u}{d x}\right] \frac{d u}{d x}+\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d^{2} u}{d x^{2}}\\ &=\frac{d^{2} y}{d u^{2}}\left(\frac{d u}{d x}\right)^{2}+\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d^{2} u}{d x^{2}} \end{aligned}$$

Work Step by Step

If $y=f(u)$ and $u=g(x)$ By using The Chain Rule we have: $$\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d u}{d x}$$ so, $$\begin{aligned} \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}} &=\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)\\ &=\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d u}{d x}\right)\\ & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\ \text{ [Product Rule] }\\ &=\left[\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d u}\right)\right] \frac{d u}{d x}+\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d u}{d x}\right) \\ &=\left[\frac{d}{d u}\left(\frac{d y}{d u}\right) \frac{d u}{d x}\right] \frac{d u}{d x}+\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d^{2} u}{d x^{2}}\\ &=\frac{d^{2} y}{d u^{2}}\left(\frac{d u}{d x}\right)^{2}+\frac{d y}{d u} \frac{d^{2} u}{d x^{2}} \end{aligned}$$
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