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Calculus
Chain Rule Practice

Find the derivatives of the following functions.

1. y = cos(7x) Composite (chain rule)

4. f(x) = 2x (7 – x)3 Product in which second factor is composite
y' = -sin(7x)×7
y' = -7sin(7x) f '(x) = 2x×3(7 – x)2×(-1) + (7 – x)3×(2)
f '(x) = -6x(7 – x)2 + 2(7 – x)3 GCF: -2(7 – x)
2
2
f '(x) = -2(7 – x) [3x – (7 – x)] (factored)
2
f '(x) = -2(x – 7) (4x – 7)

" t 2 %2
5. f (t) = $ 3 ' Composite in which inner is quotient
# t + 2&
2. y = sin(3x) cos(3x) Product in which both factors are composite $) ($ * + 2) ∙ 2$ − $ ) ∙ 3$ )
! " ($ ) = 2 ( , ∙
$* + 2 ($ * + 2))
y' = sin(3x)*(-sin(3x)*3) + cos(3x)*(cos(3x)*3)€
y' = -3sin2(3x) + 3cos2(3x) 2$ ) 2$ 0 + 4$ − 3$ 0
GCF: -3 ! " ($ ) = * ∙
y' = -3(sin2(3x) – cos2(3x)) $ +2 ($ * + 2))
)
"( )
2$ −$ 0 + 4$
! $ = * ∙
$ + 2 ($ * + 2))
−2$ * ($ * − 4)
! " ($ ) =
($ * + 2)*

Note: Could rewrite original as f = t4/(t3 + 2)2

(quotient in which denominator is composite)
OR t4/(t6 + 2t3 + 4) (Quotient)

x
3. y = x3(5x – 2)6 Product in which 2nd factor is composite 6. y = 4
Quotient in which denominator is composite
x +4
1
y' = x3*6(5x – 2)5*5 + (5x – 2)6*3x2 √4 0 + 4 ∙ 1 − 4 ∙ ∙ 44 *
2√4 0 + 4
y' = 30x3(5x – 2)5 + 3x2(5x – 2)6 2" = )
GCF: 3x2(5x – 2)5
€ 6√4 0 + 47
y' = 3x2(5x – 2)5 [10x + (5x – 2)] 24 0
y' = 3x2(5x – 2)5 (15x – 2) √4 0 + 4 − 0
2" = √4 + 4 ∙ √9 :;0
40 + 4 √9 :;0
0 0
4 + 4 − 24
2" = 0
(4 + 4) ∙ (4 0 + 4)<⁄)
"
−4 0 + 4
2 = 0
(4 + 4)*⁄)
 2x " x%
7. f (x) = Quotient in which denominator is composite 10. Find f ''(x): f (x) = sec$ ' f is composite.
x2 − 3 # 3&
1 4 4 1
√4 ) − 3 ∙ 2 − 24 ∙ ∙ 24 ! " (4 ) = sec H I tan H I ∙
! " (4 ) = 2√4 ) − 3 3 3 3
) 1 4 4
€ 6√4 ) − 37 ! "€(4 ) = sec H I tan H I
3 3 3
24 ) (Now f ' is a product in which both factors are composite)
2√4 ) − 3 − )
! " (4 ) = √4 − 3 ∙ √9 > ?*
4) − 3 √9 > ?*
! "" (4) =
1 4 4 1 4 4 4 1
Bsec H I ∙ sec ) H I ∙ + tan H I ∙ sec H I tan H I ∙ C
( ) ) )
2 4 − 3 − 24 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
! " (4 ) = ) 1 1 4 1 4 4
(4 − 3) ∙ (4 ) − 3)<⁄) ! "" (4 ) = B sec * H I + sec H I tan) H IC
3 3 3 3 3 3
24 ) − 6 − 24 ) GCF: ⅓ sec(x/3)
! " (4 ) =
(4 ) − 3)*⁄) 1 4 4 4
−6 ! "" (4 ) = sec H I Hsec ) H I + tan) H II
!′(4) = ) 9 3 3 3
(4 − 3)*⁄)

8. y = (4x – 3)5 Composite (chain rule)

11. Write two examples of your own of finding the
y' = 5(4x – 3) *4 4 derivatives:
y' = 20(4x – 3)4 a. one that requires the quotient rule and
then the chain rule…

Ex.:
24
2=
sin(34 )
sin(34) ∙ 2 − 24 ∙ cos(34 ) ∙ 3
2" =
(sin(34 )))
# 3x −1& 2 2 sin(34) − 64 cos(34)
9. y = % 2 ( Composite in which inner is quotient 2" =
$ x + 3' sin) (34 )
34 − 1 (4 ) + 3) ∙ 3 − (34 − 1) ∙ 24 2(sin(34 ) − 34 cos(34 ))
"
2 = 2B ) C∙ 2" =
4 +3 (4 ) + 3)) sin) (34 )
€ 34 − 1 34 + 9 − 64 ) + 24
)
2" = 2 B ) C∙ b. … and another that requires the chain
4 +3 (4 ) + 3))
2(34 − 1)(−34 ) + 24 + 9) rule and then the quotient rule.
2" =
(4 ) + 3)(4 ) + 3))
Ex.:
"
−2(34 − 1)(34 ) − 24 − 9) 24
2 = 2 = sin B C
(4 ) + 3)* 4+3
24 (4 + 3) ∙ 2 − 24 ∙ 1
Note: Could rewrite original as 2 " = cos B C∙
4+3 (4 + 3))
y = (3x – 1)2/(x2 + 3)2 (Quotient in which both numerator 24 24 + 6 − 24
and denominator are composite) 2 " = cos B C∙
4+3 (4 + 3))
OR y = (9x – 6x – 1)/(x4 + 6x2 + 9) (Quotient)
2
24 6
2 " = cos B C∙
4 + 3 (4 + 3))