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Define
δ
=
g
(
x
+
h
)
−
g
(
x
)
Show that
f
(
g
(
x
+
h
)
)
−
f
(
g
(
x
)
)
h
=
f
(
g
(
x
)
+
δ
)
−
f
(
g
(
x
)
)
δ
g
(
x
+
h
)
−
g
(
x
)
h
Explain why
δ
→
0
 asÂ
h
→
0
Hence, use first principles to prove the chain rule:
d
d
x
f
(
g
(
x
)
)
=
f
′
(
g
(
x
)
)
g
′
(
x
)