University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 159: 83

Answer

For $x=0$, $$(fog)'=0$$

Work Step by Step

$f(u)=\frac{2u}{u^2+1}$, $u=g(x)=10x^2+x+1$, $x=0$ Applying the Chain Rule: $$(fog)'=f'(g(x))g'(x)=f'(u)u'$$ We have $$f'(u)=\Big(\frac{2u}{u^2+1}\Big)'=\frac{(2u)'(u^2+1)-2u(u^2+1)'}{(u^2+1)^2}$$ $$f'(u)=\frac{2(u^2+1)-2u\times2u}{(u^2+1)^2}=\frac{2(u^2+1)-4u^2}{(u^2+1)^2}$$ $$f'(u)=\frac{2(-u^2+1)}{(u^2+1)^2}$$ $$u'=(10x^2+x+1)'=20x+1$$ For $x=0$, we have $$u'(0)=20\times0+1=1$$ Also, for $x=0$, $u(0)=10\times0^2+0+1=1$ Therefore, $$f'(1)=\frac{2(-1^2+1)}{(1^2+1)^2}=\frac{2\times0}{2^2}=0$$ That means, $$(fog)'=0\times1=0$$
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