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Let  R  denote the set of all real numbers. Let f : R R  and  g : R (0,4) be functions defined by

f (x) = log e ( x2 + 2x + 4 ) , and  g (x) = 4 1 + e 2x

Define the composite function f g by  ( f g 1 ) (x) = f ( g 1 (x) ) , where  g 1  is the inverse of the function g .

Then the value of the derivative of the composite function f g 1 at  x = is ______

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0.25

Solution :

The correct answer is 0.25.

We are given two functions:
f : R R defined by f ( x ) = log e ( x 2 + 2 x + 4 )
and
g : R ( 0 , 4 ) defined by g ( x ) = 4 1 + e 2 x

We need to find the value of the derivative of the composite function h ( x ) = ( f g 1 ) ( x ) = f ( g 1 ( x ) ) at x = 2 .

Let y = g 1 ( x ) . Then g ( y ) = x .
For x = 2 , we have:
g ( y ) = 2 4 1 + e 2 y = 2
Dividing both sides by 2:
1 + e 2 y = 2 e 2 y = 1
This gives:
2 y = 0 y = 0
So, g 1 ( 2 ) = 0 .

By the chain rule, the derivative of h ( x ) is:
h ( x ) = f ( g 1 ( x ) ) · ( g 1 ) ( x )

Using the formula for the derivative of an inverse function, ( g 1 ) ( x ) = 1 g ( g 1 ( x ) ) .
Thus, at x = 2 :
h ( 2 ) = f ( 0 ) g ( 0 )

Now we calculate f ( x ) :
f ( x ) = d d x [ log e ( x 2 + 2 x + 4 ) ] = 2 x + 2 x 2 + 2 x + 4
Evaluating at x = 0 :
f ( 0 ) = 2 4 = 1 2

Next, we calculate g ( x ) :
g ( x ) = d d x [ 4 ( 1 + e 2 x ) 1 ] = 4 ( 1 + e 2 x ) 2 · ( 2 e 2 x ) = 8 e 2 x ( 1 + e 2 x ) 2
Evaluating at x = 0 :
g ( 0 ) = 8 · 1 ( 1 + 1 ) 2 = 8 4 = 2

Finally, we substitute the values back into the derivative of the composition:
h ( 2 ) = f ( 0 ) g ( 0 ) = 1 / 2 2 = 1 4 = 0.25

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