Given f(g(x)) = cos²x what is the outside function f (x) and the inside function ? g(x) so that the Chain Rule can be applied to differentiate f(g(x)) f (x) = cos x, g(x) = x² All of these will work f(x) = (cos x)², g(x) = x f(x)=x², g(x) = cos x f(x) = (cos x)², g(x) = cos x

Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Chapter4: Calculating The Derivative
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Given
f(g(x)) = cos²x
what is the outside function
and the inside function
?
f (x)
9 (x)
so that the Chain Rule can be applied to
differentiate
f(x)
f(g(x))
= cos x, g(x) = x²
All of these will work
f(x) = (cos x)², g(x) =
= x
f(x) = x², g(x) = cos x
f (x) = (cos x)², g(x) = cos x
Transcribed Image Text:Given f(g(x)) = cos²x what is the outside function and the inside function ? f (x) 9 (x) so that the Chain Rule can be applied to differentiate f(x) f(g(x)) = cos x, g(x) = x² All of these will work f(x) = (cos x)², g(x) = = x f(x) = x², g(x) = cos x f (x) = (cos x)², g(x) = cos x
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