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OpenStudy (anonymous):

y = (8(9x)^4+5)^3 Find the derivative. The problem also advises us to use the scaling and shifting rule to compute this derivative. Please help. Will give out a medal. Thank you.

OpenStudy (dan815):

chain rule twice

OpenStudy (dan815):

3(8(9x)^4+5)^2 *(4*8(9x)^3)*9

OpenStudy (dan815):

d/dx[f(g(x))]=f'(g(x)) * g'(x)

OpenStudy (dan815):

what u have is

OpenStudy (dan815):

you can break your function into 3 functions of x basically

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