Let . (i) Find . (ii) Evaluate . (iii) Using the result of part (ii), comment on the…

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Let g(x)=x2sin⁡x−5xcos⁡xg(x)=x^{2}\sin x-5x\cos x. (i) Find g′(x)g'(x). (ii) Evaluate g′ ⁣(π2)g'\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right). (iii) Using the result of part (ii), comment on the monotonic nature of g(x)g(x) in a neighbourhood of x=π2x=\dfrac{\pi}{2}.

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