MAT1475 Calculus I Homework: Section 3.

6 The Chain Rule

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1. For the following exercise, find for the given function.
dx
(a) y = (3x2 + 3x − 1)4
(b) y = (5 − 2x)−2
(c) y = sin3 (2x)
(d) y = (tan x + sin x)−3
(e) y = x2 cos4 x
(f) y = sin(cos 7x))
(g) y = cot3 (4x + 1)
x π
2. Find the equation of the tangent line for the function f (x) = sin at the point x = . Plot
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both the function and the tangent line on the same graph. You can use Desmos (desmos.com)
or a graphing calculator to help you.

3. For the following graph of f (x), provide a rough estimation of the derivative of the function
at x = −2, x = 0, x = 3, and x = 5, respectively.