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Please help! How to find f'(5)? Please use the chain rule.?

Note: -18 is wrong.

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  • 1 week ago
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    if:

    f(x) = [g(x)]³

    Then we can set up the chain rule:

    f = u³ and u = g(x)

    df/du = 3u² and du/dx = g'(x)

    so:

    df/dx = df/du * du/dx

    df/dx = 3u² g'(x)

    df/dx = 3[g(x)]² g'(x)

    or:

    f'(x) = 3[g(x)]² g'(x)

    You are to find f'(5), so we substitute our values for x:

    f'(5) = 3[g(5)]² g'(5)

    We know what g(5) and g'(5) are so we can substitute those:

    f'(-5) = 3(-3)² * 6

    And simplify:

    f'(-5) = 18(9)

    f'(-5) = 162

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