Given f(3) = 4 and f ′(3) = 5 , find g′(3) where g(x) = 5x/f(x)
Matthew Martinez
I'm not sure how to go about this problem.
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$\begingroup$Use the quotient rule.
$$g'(x) = \frac{f(x) \cdot (5x)' - f'(x) \cdot 5x}{(f(x))^2}$$
This gives you
$$g'(3) = \frac{5f(3) - 15f'(3)}{(f(3))^2} = \frac{20 - 75}{16}.$$
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