Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH104/December 2012/Question 01 (n)
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Question 01 (n) |
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Find the derivative of the function |
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We need the chain rule for this problem and might need to use it more than once. Can you identify an inner and outer function for ? |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. This question requires multiple uses of the chain rule. Recognizing that the inner function is and the outer function is , we apply the chain rule and get Now we need to use the chain rule again to evaluate . The function has inner function and outer function . Thus, is given by Thus putting the pieces together, we write the expression for the derivative of : |