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Differentiation - Chain Rule Date________________ Period____

Differentiate each function with respect to x.

5 3
1) y = ( x 3 + 3) 2) y = (−3 x 5 + 1)

3 4
3) y = (−5 x 3 − 3) 4) y = (5 x 2 + 3)

4
5) f ( x) = −3 x 4 − 2 6) f ( x) = −2 x 2 + 1

3
7) f ( x) = −2 x 4 + 5 8) y = (− x 4 − 3)
−2

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 9) y = (3 x 3 + 1)(−4 x 2 − 3) 4

( x 3 + 4) 5
10) y =
3x4 − 2

4
11) y = (( x + 5) − 1)
5

4
12) y = (5 x 3 − 3) 5 −4 x 5 − 3

Critical thinking question:

13) Give a function that requires three applications of the chain rule to differentiate. Then differentiate the
function.

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 Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus Name___________________________________

Differentiation - Chain Rule Date________________ Period____

Differentiate each function with respect to x.

5 3
1) y = ( x 3 + 3) 2) y = (−3 x 5 + 1)
dy 4
= 5( x 3 + 3) ⋅ 3 x 2 dy 2
dx = 3(−3 x 5 + 1) ⋅ −15 x 4
4
dx
= 15 x 2 ( x 3 + 3) 2
= −45 x 4 (−3 x 5 + 1)

3 4
3) y = (−5 x 3 − 3) 4) y = (5 x 2 + 3)
dy dy
= 3(−5 x 3 − 3) 2 ⋅ −15 x 2 = 4(5 x 2 + 3) 3 ⋅ 10 x
dx dx
2 3
= −45 x 2 (−5 x 3 − 3) = 40 x(5 x 2 + 3)

4
5) f ( x) = −3 x 4 − 2 6) f ( x) = −2 x 2 + 1
3 1
− −
1 1
f ' ( x) = (−3 x 4 − 2) 4 ⋅ −12 x 3 f ' ( x) = (−2 x 2 + 1) 2 ⋅ −4 x
4 2
3x3 2x
=− =−
3 1
4 2
(−3 x 4
− 2) (−2 x 2
+ 1)

3
7) f ( x) = −2 x 4 + 5 8) y = (− x 4 − 3)
−2

2
1 − dy
f ' ( x) = (−2 x 4 + 5) 3 ⋅ −8 x 3 = −2(− x 4 − 3) −3 ⋅ −4 x 3
3 dx
8x3 8x3
=− =
2 (− x 4 − 3) 3
3
3(−2 x + 5) 4

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 9) y = (3 x 3 + 1)(−4 x 2 − 3) 4
dy 3 4
= (3 x 3 + 1) ⋅ 4(−4 x 2 − 3) ⋅ −8 x + (−4 x 2 − 3) ⋅ 9 x 2
dx
3
= x(−4 x 2 − 3) (−132 x 3 − 32 − 27 x)

( x 3 + 4) 5
10) y =
3x4 − 2
4 5
dy (3 x 4 − 2) ⋅ 5( x 3 + 4) ⋅ 3 x 2 − ( x 3 + 4) ⋅ 12 x 3
=
dx (3 x 4 − 2) 2
4
3 x 2 ( x 3 + 4) (11 x 4 − 10 − 16 x)
=
(3 x 4 − 2) 2

4
11) y = (( x + 5) − 1)
5

dy 3
= 4(( x + 5) − 1) ⋅ 5( x + 5)
5 4
dx
3
= 20(( x + 5) − 1) ⋅ ( x + 5)
5 4

4
12) y = (5 x 3 − 3) 5 −4 x 5 − 3
3 1
−
dy 1
= (5 x 3 − 3) 5 ⋅ (−4 x 5 − 3) 4 ⋅ −20 x 4 + (−4 x 5 − 3) 4 ⋅ 5(5 x 3 − 3) 4 ⋅ 15 x 2
dx 4
5 x (5 x − 3) 4 (−65 x 5 − 45 + 3 x 2 )
2 3
=
3
4
(−4 x 5
− 3)

Critical thinking question:

13) Give a function that requires three applications of the chain rule to differentiate. Then differentiate the
function.
7
Many answers: Ex y = ((2 x + 1) + 2) + 3 ( 5 6
)
dy 6
( 6 5
= 7 ((2 x + 1) + 2) + 3 ⋅ 6((2 x + 1) + 2) ⋅ 5(2 x + 1) ⋅ 2
5 5 4
)
dx

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