Suppose we wanted to differentiate the function h(x)= (5 - 2 x^6)^3 +1/(5 - 2 x^6) using the chain rule, writing the function h (x) as the composite function h(x)= f(g(x)). Identify the functions f (x) and g (x). f (x) = g (x) = Calculate the derivatives of these two functions f '(x) = g '(x) = Now calculate the derivative of h (x) using the chain rule

Respuesta :

[tex]h(x)=(5-2x^6)^3+\dfrac1{5-2x^6}[/tex]

Let [tex]g(x)=5-2x^6[/tex] and [tex]f(x)=x^3+\dfrac1x[/tex]. Then [tex]h(x)=f(g(x))[/tex].

Set [tex]u=5-2x^6[/tex]. By the chain rule,

[tex]\dfrac{\mathrm dh}{\mathrm dx}=\dfrac{\mathrm dh}{\mathrm du}\cdot\dfrac{\mathrm du}{\mathrm dx}[/tex]

Since [tex]h(u)=u^3+\dfrac1u[/tex] and [tex]u(x)=5-2x^6[/tex], we have

[tex]\dfrac{\mathrm dh}{\mathrm du}=3u^2-\dfrac1{u^2}[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{\mathrm du}{\mathrm dx}=-12x^5[/tex]

Then

[tex]\dfrac{\mathrm dh}{\mathrm dx}=\left(3u^2-\dfrac1{u^2}\right)(-12x^5)=\boxed{-12x^5\left(3(5-2x^6)^2-\dfrac1{(5-2x^6)^2}\right)}[/tex]

which we could rewrite slightly as

[tex]\dfrac{\mathrm dh}{\mathrm dx}=-\dfrac{12x^5(3(5-2x^6)^4-1)}{(5-2x^6)^2}[/tex]