Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Calculating the Derivative - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 245: 51

Answer

${\bf{a}}. - \frac{3}{2}$; ${\bf{b}}. - \frac{{24}}{{11}}$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\bf{a}}.{\text{ }}{D_x}\left( {f\left[ {g\left( x \right)} \right]} \right){\text{ }} \cr & {\text{By using the chain rule}} \cr & {D_x}\left( {f\left[ {g\left( x \right)} \right]} \right) = f'\left[ {g\left( x \right)} \right]g'\left( x \right) \cr & {\text{At }}x = 2 \cr & = f'\left[ {g\left( 2 \right)} \right]g'\left( 2 \right) \cr & {\text{From the table }}g\left( 2 \right) = 1{\text{ and }}g'\left( 2 \right) = \frac{3}{{10}} \cr & f'\left[ {g\left( 2 \right)} \right]g'\left( 2 \right) = f'\left( 1 \right)\left( {\frac{3}{{10}}} \right) \cr & {\text{From the table }}f'\left( 1 \right) = - 5,{\text{ then}} \cr & f'\left[ {g\left( 2 \right)} \right]g'\left( 2 \right) = \left( { - 5} \right)\left( {\frac{3}{{10}}} \right) \cr & f'\left[ {g\left( 2 \right)} \right]g'\left( 2 \right) = - \frac{3}{2} \cr & \cr & {\bf{b}}.{\text{ }}{D_x}\left( {f\left[ {g\left( x \right)} \right]} \right){\text{ }} \cr & {\text{By using the chain rule}} \cr & {D_x}\left( {f\left[ {g\left( x \right)} \right]} \right) = f'\left[ {g\left( x \right)} \right]g'\left( x \right) \cr & {\text{At }}x = 3 \cr & = f'\left[ {g\left( 3 \right)} \right]g'\left( 3 \right) \cr & {\text{From the table }}g\left( 3 \right) = 2{\text{ and }}g'\left( 3 \right) = \frac{4}{{11}} \cr & f'\left[ {g\left( 3 \right)} \right]g'\left( 3 \right) = f'\left( 2 \right)\left( {\frac{4}{{11}}} \right) \cr & {\text{From the table }}f'\left( 2 \right) = - 6,{\text{ then}} \cr & f'\left[ {g\left( 3 \right)} \right]g'\left( 3 \right) = \left( { - 6} \right)\left( {\frac{4}{{11}}} \right) \cr & f'\left[ {g\left( 3 \right)} \right]g'\left( 3 \right) = - \frac{{24}}{{11}} \cr} $$
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