Ross M. answered 09/26/24
PhD in Mathematics with Expertise in Discrete Math and 10+ Years Teach
To find the 20th derivative of the function y=(x+3)cos(2x3), we can use the Leibniz rule for differentiation, which allows us to differentiate the product of two functions.
The n-th derivative of a product of two functions f(x) and g(x) is given by:
(fg)^(n)(x)= \sum_{k=0}^{n} \binom{n}{k} f^{(k)}(x) g^{(n-k)}(x)(fg)(n)(x)
In our case, let:
- f(x)=x+3
- g(x)=cos(2x3)
Step 1: Compute the Derivatives
Derivative of f(x)=x+3
The derivatives of f(x)f
- f(x)=x+3
- f^{(0)}(x) = x + 3
- f\(x)=1
- fk(x)=0 for k≥2
Derivative of g(x)=cos(2x3)
We need to compute the derivatives of g(x) using the chain rule. The derivatives will involve the function cos\cos and the derivative of 2x^3
Using the chain rule, we have:
g′(x)== -12x^2 \sin(2x^3)
To compute higher derivatives, we observe that:
- The even derivatives of g(x) will involve cos(2x^3) evaluated at 0.
- The odd derivatives will involve sin(2x^3) evaluated at 0.
At x=0
- g(0)=cos(0)=1
- g′(0)=−12
Step 2: Determine Derivatives at x=0
For k=0
g^{(20)}(0) = 20th derivative of g(x) evaluated at 0
We need to compute g^{(20) Since every derivative of g(x) that is an odd derivative equals zero at x=0 (since all odd derivatives will involve sin(0), we need to focus only on even derivatives.
The pattern generally involves:
- Even derivatives will contribute to cos(0)
- Odd derivatives will be 0 at x=0
Contribution to y^(20)(0)
Using the Leibniz rule:
y^{(20)}(0) = \sum_{k=0}^{20} \binom{20}{k} f^{(k)}(0) g^{(20-k)}(0)y(20)(0)
The only non-zero contributions come from k=0 (which gives g(20) and k=1 (which gives f′(0)⋅g(19)(0)f'(0) \cdot g^{(19)}(0)f′(0)⋅g(19)(0), but g(19)(0)=0
.
Thus,
y^{(20)}(0) = 1 *g^{(20)}(0)
Now we need to find g^{(20)}(0). The pattern of derivatives involves increasingly complex polynomials multiplied by cos(2x^3 and sin(2x^3). However, without calculating all previous derivatives of g, we can conclude that:
y^(20)(0)=0, as the contributions from odd derivatives vanish.
Thus,y^{(20)}(0) = 0.