If f(x) =tan^2(x/2) f(x)=tan2(x2) and g(x) = sqrt(5x-1 g(x)=√5x−1, what is f'(g(x)) ? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Shwetank Mauria Mar 16, 2016 f'(g(x))=tan(sqrt(5x-1)/2)xxsec^2(sqrt(5x-1)/2) Explanation: As f(x)=tan^2(x/2), f'(x)=(d(tan^2(x/2)))/(d(tanx/2))xx(d(tanx/2))/(d(x/2))xx(d(x/2))/dx Hence f'(x)=2tan(x/2)xxsec^2(x/2)xx1/2 or f'(x)=tan(x/2)xxsec^2(x/2) Hence f'(g(x))=tan(g(x)/2)xxsec^2(g(x)/2) and as g(x)=sqrt(5x-1) f'(g(x))=tan(sqrt(5x-1)/2)xxsec^2(sqrt(5x-1)/2) Answer link Related questions What is the Chain Rule for derivatives? How do you find the derivative of y= 6cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=6 cos(x^3+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(sin(x)) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(e^x+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=tan(5x) ? How do you find the derivative of y= (4x-x^2)^10 ? How do you find the derivative of y= (x^2+3x+5)^(1/4) ? How do you find the derivative of y= ((1+x)/(1-x))^3 ? See all questions in Chain Rule Impact of this question 2043 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License