SECTION 2.

4 The Chain Rule 137

Exercises for Section 2.4

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In Exercises 1–6, complete the table. In Exercises 39 and 40, find the slope of the tangent line to the
sine function at the origin. Compare this value with the number
y  f gx u  gx y  f u of complete cycles in the interval [0, 2]. What can you conclude
1. y  6x  54 about the slope of the sine function sin ax at the origin?
1 39. (a) y (b) y
2. y 
x  1 y = sin 2x
2 y = sin x 2
3. y  x2  1
1 1
4. y  3 tan x 2 x x
π π 2π π π 2π
5. y  csc 3x 2 2
3x −2 −2
6. y  cos
2
40. (a) y (b) y
In Exercises 7–32, find the derivative of the function. y = sin 3x y = sin 2x
2 2
7. y  2x  73 8. y  34  x 25 1 1
9. gx  34  9x 4
10. f t  9t  2 23 x x
π 2π π π 3π 2π
11. f t  1  t 12. gx  5  3x −1 2 2
13. y  
3 9x 2  4
14. gx  x 2  2x  1 −2 −2

15. y  2
4 4  x2 16. f x  3 
4 2  9x

1 1 In Exercises 41–58, find the derivative of the function.

17. y  18. st 
x2 t 2  3t  1
41. y  cos 3x 42. y  sin  x
 
1 2 5
19. f t  20. y   43. gx  3 tan 4x 44. hx  sec x 2
t3 t  33
45. y  sinx2 46. y  cos1  2x2
21. y 
1
x  2
22. gt   1
t2  2 47. hx  sin 2x cos 2x 48. g  sec2  tan2
1 1

23. f x  x 2x  24 24. f x  x3x  93 49. f x 
cot x
50. gv 
cos v
1 2 sin x csc v
25. y  x1  x 2 26. y  2 x 16  x2
51. y  4 sec2 x 52. gt  5 cos 2  t
x x
27. y  28. y  53. f   sin 2 2
1
54. ht  2 cot2 t  2
x 2  1 x 4  4 4

x5 55. f t  3 t  1

sec2 56. y  3x  5 cos x2
 
2
29. gx 
57. y  x  sin2x2
1
x2  2 4 58. y  sin 
3 x  
3 sin x

30. ht  
t  2
t 2 2
3 In Exercises 59–66, evaluate the derivative of the function at the
given point. Use a graphing utility to verify your result.
1  2v
31. f v  
1v
3

Function Point
3x  2
32. gx  
2x  3 
2 3
59. st  t 2  2t  8 2, 4
60. y  
5
3x 3  4x 2, 2
In Exercises 33–38, use a computer algebra system to find the
derivative of the function. Then use the utility to graph the
61. f x 
3
x3  4 1,  53
function and its derivative on the same set of coordinate axes.
Describe the behavior of the function that corresponds to any
62. f x  2
1
x  3x2 4, 161 
zeros of the graph of the derivative. 3t  2
63. f t  0, 2
t1
33. y 
x  1
x2  1
34. y   2x
x1 64. f x 
x1
2, 3
2x  3
35. y   x1
x
36. gx  x  1  x  1 65. y  37  sec 32x 0, 36
 2
37. y 
cos  x  1
38. y  x 2 tan
1
1
66. y   cos x
x  ,
2  
x x