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This document provides examples and exercises to help students understand and apply the chain rule. The chain rule states that if k(x) = f(g(x)), then the derivative of k(x) is k'(x) = f'(g(x)) * g'(x). The document gives examples of composite functions and has students take the derivative, applying the chain rule. It then provides 15 additional problems for students to take the derivative of various composite functions using the chain rule.

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CHN Rle 2

This document provides examples and exercises to help students understand and apply the chain rule. The chain rule states that if k(x) = f(g(x)), then the derivative of k(x) is k'(x) = f'(g(x)) * g'(x). The document gives examples of composite functions and has students take the derivative, applying the chain rule. It then provides 15 additional problems for students to take the derivative of various composite functions using the chain rule.

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BC 1 Derivatives

Name: The Chain Rule

This activity sheet is designed to help you to discover a general rule for differentiating the composition of two or more functions. As a review, lets consider some of the rules for derivatives we have seen so far that involve variable expressions other than just x. Fill in each of the following (assume k and n are constants). y = (x + k)n y = e x+k y = ln(x + k) y = y = y = y = y = (kx)n y = e kx y = ln(kx) y = sin(kx) y = y = y = y =

y = sin(x + k)

Now lets step things up a bit. Fill in each blank with what you believe will be the derivative of the given function. Then in the space provided, write the derivative provided by the TI-89. Hopefully they will match, eventually. Your derivative (1.1) y = (3x + 4)10 y = y = TI-89 derivative

(1.2) (1.3) (1.4)

y=

( 5x 7 ) 4

y = y = y =

y = y = y =

y = (x2 11x + 1)5 y = x3 + 1

(2.1)

y = ln(3 4x)
6 +2 x

y = y =

y = y =

(2.2)

y = e4 x

IMSA BC 1

Chain Rule.1

Rev. F07

BC 1 Derivatives (2.3) y = sin

Name: The Chain Rule

( x)
4 3

y =

y =

(2.4)

y = cos x3 + 4 x 2 + 1

y =

y =

Your derivative (3.1) y = (ln (x))5 y = y =

TI-89 derivative

(3.2)

y = 3 cos ( x )

y =

y =

(3.3)

y=

(e )

10

x 4

y =

y =

(3.4)

y = 5 sin3(2x)

y =

y =

(4.1)

y = etan x

y =

y =

(4.2)

y =ln(cos x) y = sec e x

y =

y =

(4.3)

( )

y =

y =

(4.4)

y = sin4(ln(x))

y =

y =

Given what you have seen so far, write a description of how you could take the derivative of the composite of two functions. Then complete the statement at the bottom of the page.
IMSA BC 1 Chain Rule.2 Rev. F07

BC 1 Derivatives

Name: The Chain Rule

Chain Rule: If k(x) = (g(x)), then k (x) =


Now its your turn! Use the chain rule to differentiate each of the following functions. Do not simplify. (1) y = (2x + 7)14 y =

(2)

y = 5(x3 + 1)2

y =

(3)

y = 2(3x5 6x2 + 18)23

y =

(4)

2 1 y = x 4 + 3 x 3 + 1

y =

(5)

y= 2 x

y =

(6)

y = ln(4x2 + 3x 1)

y =

IMSA BC 1

Chain Rule.3

Rev. F07

BC 1 Derivatives (7) y = (tan x)4

Name: The Chain Rule y =

(8)

y = 4 sec5(x)

y =

(9)

y = cos(5x2 3x + 2)

y =

IMSA BC 1

Chain Rule.4

Rev. F07

(10)

y=

( x 2 1)3 4x + 3

y =

(11)

y = (5x 4)3 (x4 + 1)2 y =

(12)

y = cot 2(x) tan 4x y =

(13)

y=

cos 4 ( x )

sin 3 ( x )

y =

(14)

y = (ln(6x + 2))3

y =

(15)

2 y = ecos x

( )

y =

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