Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises 3.6 - Page 149: 68

Answer

$5\pi$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. With $u=g(x)$, $(f(g(x))'=f'(u)g'(x)=(1+(-2)cos^{-3}u(-sin(u)))(\pi)=\pi(1+\frac{2sin(u)}{cos^3u})$ Step 2. At $x=1/4$, we have $u=\pi/4$, thus $(f(g(x))'=\pi(1+\frac{2sin(\pi/4)}{cos^3\pi/4})=\pi(1+\sqrt 2\cdot 2\sqrt 2)=5\pi$
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