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I need help with some Calculus Problems. I don't want the answer, I just want to know what steps I need to take to solve the problem.

1. If f(3)=
(5pi)/(3) and f'(3)=
√(3), find the equation of the line tangent to g(x)= cos(f(x)) at x=3.


2. If f(x)=
\sqrt{tan(2x+(3pi)/(4))}, find
lim_{x-\ \textgreater \ [tex](pi)/(4)}[/tex] (f(x)-f(
(pi)/(4)))/(x-
(pi)/(4))


Thank you.

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1. we need to find g(3) and g'(3) to write point slope form of the tangent line

g(3)=cos(f(3))=
cos((5 \pi)/(3))=(1)/(2)

now to find g'(3)

use chain rule


g'(x)=(d)/(dx)cos(f(x))=-sin(f(x))*f'(x) so


g'(3)=-sin(f(3))*f'(3)=-sin((5 \pi)/(3))*√(3)=
((√(3))/(2))(√(3))=(3)/(2)


the equation of a line that passes through (x1,y1) and having a slope of m is


y-y_1=m(x-x_1)

we know it passes through (3,1/2) and has a slope of 3/2

so the equation of the tangent line at x=3 is


y-(1)/(2)=(3)/(2)(x-3)



2.ah, difference quotient


\lim_{x \to (\pi)/(4)} (f(x)-f((\pi)/(4)))/(x-(\pi)/(4))=


\lim_{x \to (\pi)/(4)} \frac{\sqrt{tan(2x+(3 \pi)/(4))}-\sqrt{tan(2((\pi)/(4))+(3 \pi)/(4))}}{x-(\pi)/(4)}=


\lim_{x \to (\pi)/(4)} \frac{\sqrt{tan(2x+(3 \pi)/(4))}-1}{x-(\pi)/(4)}=

I don't know how to simplify further

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