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Let g(x) be the inverse of f(x) = x3 + 2x + 1. Find g'(4).

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15\frac{1}{5}

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Step-by-step solution

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To find g′(4)g'(4) where g(x)g(x) is the inverse of f(x)=x3+2x+1f(x) = x^3 + 2x + 1, we use the formula for the derivative of an inverse function:

g′(y)=1f′(x)g'(y) = \frac{1}{f'(x)}

where y=f(x)y = f(x).

  1. Find the value of xx such that f(x)=4f(x) = 4.

    We set f(x)=4f(x) = 4:

    x3+2x+1=4x^3 + 2x + 1 = 4 x3+2x−3=0x^3 + 2x - 3 = 0

    By inspection, we can test integer values for xx.
    If x=1x=1:

    (1)3+2(1)−3=1+2−3=0(1)^3 + 2(1) - 3 = 1 + 2 - 3 = 0

    So, x=1x=1 is the value for which f(x)=4f(x)=4. This means g(4)=1g(4)=1.

  2. Find the derivative of f(x)f(x), which is f′(x)f'(x).

    f(x)=x3+2x+1f(x) = x^3 + 2x + 1 f′(x)=ddx(x3+2x+1)f'(x) = \frac{d}{dx}(x^3 + 2x + 1) f′(x)=3x2+2f'(x) = 3x^2 + 2
  3. Evaluate f′(x)f'(x) at x=1x=1.

    f′(1)=3(1)2+2f'(1) = 3(1)^2 + 2 f′(1)=3+2f'(1) = 3 + 2 f′(1)=5f'(1) = 5
  4. Use the inverse derivative formula to find g′(4)g'(4).

    g′(4)=1f′(1)g'(4) = \frac{1}{f'(1)} g′(4)=15g'(4) = \frac{1}{5}

    The final answer is 15\frac{1}{5}.

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