document.write( "Question 1026695: Suppose f'(x)=-2x and g'(x)=x^2 and g(4)=-1/4. find the derivative of f(g(4)). \n" ); document.write( "
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g'(x) = \"x%5E2\" ==> \"g%28x%29+=+x%5E3%2F3+%2B+c\" for some constant c.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "g(4) = -1/4 ==> \"g%284%29+=+4%5E3%2F3+%2Bc+=+-1%2F4\" ==> c = -259/12.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"g%28x%29+=+x%5E3%2F3+-+259%2F12\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now f'(x) = -2x ==> \"f%28x%29+=+-x%5E2+%2B+k\" for some constant k.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"f%28g%28x%29%29+=+-%28x%5E3%2F3+-+259%2F12%29%5E2+%2B+k\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"df%28g%28x%29%29%2Fdx+=+-2x%5E2%28x%5E3%2F3+-+259%2F12%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"df%28g%284%29%29%2Fdx+=+-2%2A4%5E2%284%5E3%2F3+-+259%2F12%29+=+8\"
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