Chapter 3 - Derivatives - 3.3 Rules of Differentiation - 3.3 Exercises - Page 152: 57

\[G'\left( 5 \right)=4\]

\[\begin{align} & \text{Defining the functions of the graph} \\ & \\ & f\left( x \right)\text{ for }x<3\text{ is given by:} \\ & y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right) \\ & \text{Using the points }\left( 1,7 \right)\text{ and }\left( 3,1 \right) \\ & m=\frac{1-7}{3-1}=-3 \\ & y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right) \\ & y-1=-3\left( x-3 \right) \\ & y-1=-3x+9 \\ & y=-3x+10 \\ & f\left( x \right)\text{ for }x>3\text{ is given by:} \\ & y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right) \\ & \text{Using the points }\left( 3,1 \right)\text{ and }\left( 7,5 \right) \\ & m=\frac{5-1}{7-3}=1 \\ & y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right) \\ & y-1=\left( x-3 \right) \\ & y-1=x-3 \\ & y=x-2 \\ & \\ & g\left( x \right)\text{ for }x<3\text{ is given by:} \\ & y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right) \\ & \text{Using the points }\left( 3,4 \right)\text{ and }\left( 0,1 \right) \\ & m=\frac{1-4}{0-3}=1 \\ & y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right) \\ & y-1=1\left( x-0 \right) \\ & y-1=x+1 \\ & g\left( x \right)\text{ for }x>3\text{ is given by:} \\ & y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right) \\ & \text{Using the points }\left( 3,4 \right)\text{ and }\left( 7,0 \right) \\ & m=\frac{0-4}{7-3}=-1 \\ & y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right) \\ & y-0=-\left( x-7 \right) \\ & y=-x+7 \\ & \\ & \text{We know that }G=3f-g \\ & G'\left( x \right)=\frac{d}{dx}\left[ 3f\left( x \right)-g\left( x \right) \right] \\ & \text{Using the functions for }x<3 \\ & G'\left( x \right)=\frac{d}{dx}\left[ 3\left( x-2 \right)-\left( -x+7 \right) \right] \\ & G'\left( x \right)=\frac{d}{dx}\left[ 3x-6+x-7 \right] \\ & G'\left( x \right)=\frac{d}{dx}\left[ 4x-13 \right] \\ & G'\left( x \right)=4 \\ & \text{Calculate }G'\left( 5 \right) \\ & G'\left( 5 \right)=4 \\ \end{align}\]