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Homework Statement


Find $$f'(-1)$$, given $$f(y) = h(g(y)), h(2) = 55, g(-1) = 2, h'(2) = -1$$, and $$g'(-1) = 7$$.

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Maybe the chain rule?

The Attempt at a Solution


I thought that I could create a function given that $$g(-1)=2$$, so I thought maybe the function could be $$g(x)=-2x$$. But if I differentiate that, I get $$g'(x)=-2$$, and obviously that doesn't work since putting -1 into $$g'(x)=-2
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g'(-1)=-2≠7$$. I don't know what to do.
 
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EricPowell said:
I don't know what to do.

Apply the chain rule to the function ##f(y) = h(g(y))##.
 
And after you find f'(y), evaluate f'(-1).
 
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