009A Sample Midterm 2, Problem 5

Find the derivatives of the following functions. Do not simplify.

a) $f(x)=\tan ^{3}(7x^{2}+5)$

b) $g(x)=\sin(\cos(e^{x}))$

c) $h(x)={\frac {(5x^{2}+7x)^{3}}{\ln(x^{2}+1)}}$

Foundations:
1. Chain Rule
2. Derivatives of trig/ln
3. Quotient Rule

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:
First, we use the Chain Rule to get
$f'(x)=3\tan ^{2}(7x^{2}+5)(\tan(7x^{2}+5))'.$

Step 2:
Now, we use the Chain Rule again to get
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{f'(x)} & = & \displaystyle{3\tan^2(7x^2+5)(\tan(7x^2+5))'}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{3\tan^2(7x^2+5)\sec^2(7x^2+5)(7x^2+5)'}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{3\tan^2(7x^2+5)\sec^2(7x^2+5)(14x).} \end{array}}

(b)

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(c)

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Final Answer:
(a)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 3\tan^2(7x^2+5)\sec^2(7x^2+5)(14x)}
(b)
(c)

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