(a) For the function : (i) Express the derivative as a limit involving . (ii) Show,…

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Problem

(a) For the function g(x)=cos⁡xg(x)=\cos x: (i) Express the derivative g′(x)g'(x) as a limit involving hh. (ii) Show, by evaluating the limit, that ddx(cos⁡x)=−sin⁡x\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}(\cos x)=-\sin x. (b) Using the result of part (a), determine ddx(cos⁡(3x))\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}\bigl(\cos(3x)\bigr). (c) Find the slope of the tangent to y=cos⁡(3x)y=\cos(3x) at x=π3x=\frac{\pi}{3}.

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