Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 13 - Section 13.2 - Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions - 13.2 Exercise - Page 861: 46

Answer

$\dfrac{d}{dt}[u(f(t))]=f'(t)u'(f(t))$

Work Step by Step

Our aim is to prove: $\dfrac{d}{dt}[u(f(t))]=f'(t)u'(f(t))$ ...(1) Suppose $u(t)=u_1(t)i+u_2(t)j+u_3(t)k$ Take the left side of the equation (1). $\dfrac{d}{dt}[u(f(t))]=\dfrac{d}{dt}[u_1'(f(t))i+u_2'(f(t))j+u_3'(f(t))k]$ $=u_1'(f(t))f'(t)i+u_2'(f(t))f'(t)j+u_3'(f(t))f'(t)k$ $=f'(t)[u_1'(f(t))i+u_2'(f(t))j+u_3'(f(t))k]$ $=f'(t)u'(f(t))$ Hence, $\dfrac{d}{dt}[u(f(t))]=f'(t)u'(f(t))$
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