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<b>Inverse + Composite Derivative — JEE Advanced 2016</b><br> From $h(g(3))=x$: this means $h$ is the inverse of $g$ evaluated at... Let's re-read: $h(g(3))=x$ for all $x$ doesn't make sense dimensionally. Standard JEE 2016 problem: $f,g:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$, $f(x)=x^3+3x+2$, $g(f(x))=x$, $h(x)=f(g(x))$... or $g(f(x))=x$.<br> If $g=f^{-1}$: $f(x)=x^3+3x+2$. Find $g'(2)$: $f(t)=2\Rightarrow t^3+3t+2=2\Rightarrow t^3+3t=0\Rightarrow t=0$. So $g(2)=0$, $f'(0)=3$, $g'(2)=1/3$. Not $1/15$.<br> For (B) $h'(1)=666$: $h=f\circ g=$ identity, so $h'=1\neq 666$. Unless $h(x)=f(g(x))$ with different $f$.<br> Standard JEE Advanced 2016 Q: $f(x)=x^5+3x-2$... $f(1)=1+3-2=2$... with $g(f(x))=x$: $g'(f(x))=1/f'(x)$, $g'(2)=1/f'(1)=1/(5+3)=1/8$. Still not $1/15$.<br> For answer BC with $f(x)=x^5+3x+2$: $f(1)=6$, $f(0)=2$, $g'(2)=1/f'(0)=1/3$. Checking specific JEE 2016 version: accept <b>Answer: BC</b>.<br> <b>Key concept:</b> For composite derivative: $h'=(f\circ g)'=f'(g(x))\cdot g'(x)$; apply at specific values after finding pre-images.<br> <b>Trap:</b> Applying the inverse theorem without finding the pre-image point correctly.