Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus

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Differentiation - Chain Rule

Date________________ Period____

Differentiate each function with respect to x.

1) y = ( x 3 + 3)

3) y = (5 x 3 3)

2) y = (3 x 5 + 1)

4) y = (5 x 2 + 3)

5) f ( x) =

3 x 4 2

6) f ( x) =

7) f ( x) =

2 x 4 + 5

8) y = ( x 4 3)

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9) y = (3 x 3 + 1)(4 x 2 3) 4

10) y =

( x 3 + 4) 5
3x4 2

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

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

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

3) y = (5 x 3 3)

2) y = (3 x 5 + 1)

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

4) y = (5 x 2 + 3)

dy
= 3(5 x 3 3) 2 15 x 2
dx
2
= 45 x 2 (5 x 3 3)

5) f ( x) =

7) f ( x) =

2)

1
f ' ( x) = (2 x 2 + 1) 2 4 x
2
2x
=

3
4

(2 x

2 x 4 + 5

8) y = ( x 4 3)
2

3(2 x + 5)

2
3

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+ 1)

1
2

dy
= 2( x 4 3) 3 4 x 3
dx
8x3
=
( x 4 3) 3

1
f ' ( x) = (2 x 4 + 5) 3 8 x 3
3
8x3
=
4

2 x 2 + 1
1

1
f ' ( x) = (3 x 4 2) 4 12 x 3
4
3x3
=

(3 x

dy
= 4(5 x 2 + 3) 3 10 x
dx
3
= 40 x(5 x 2 + 3)

6) f ( x) =

3 x 4 2

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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)

10) y =

( x 3 + 4) 5
3x4 2
4

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

3
dy
5
4
= 4(( x + 5) 1) 5( x + 5)
dx
3

= 20(( x + 5) 1) ( x + 5)
5

12) y = (5 x 3 3) 5

4 x 5 3
3

1
dy
= (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
2
3
5 x (5 x 3) 4 (65 x 5 45 + 3 x 2 )
=

(4 x

3)

3
4

Critical thinking question:

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

Many answers: Ex y = ((2 x + 1) + 2) + 3

6
6
5
dy
5
5
4
= 7 ((2 x + 1) + 2) + 3 6((2 x + 1) + 2) 5(2 x + 1) 2
dx

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