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Step 1: Simplify the given function $f(x)$. We are given the function: $$f(x) = \frac{2\sin x \cos x + 2x \cot x}{2\sin x}$$ To simplify, we divide each term in the numerator by the denominator $2\sin x$: $$f(x) = \frac{2\sin x \cos x}{2\sin x} + \frac{2x \cot x}{2\sin x}$$ $$f(x) = \cos x + \frac{x \cot x}{\sin x}$$ Now, we substitute $\cot x = \frac{\cos x}{\sin x}$: $$f(x) = \cos x + \frac{x \left(\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}\right)}{\sin x}$$ $$f(x) = \cos x + \frac{x \cos x}{\sin^2 x}$$ Step 2: Differentiate the simplified function $f(x)$. To find $f'(x)$, we differentiate each term of $f(x)$: $$f'(x) = \frac{d}{dx}(\cos x) + \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{x \cos x}{\sin^2 x}\right)$$ The derivative of the first term is straightforward: $$\frac{d}{dx}(\cos x) = -\sin x$$ For the second term, we apply the quotient rule, $\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{u}{v}\right) = \frac{u'v - uv'}{v^2}$, where $u = x \cos x$ and $v = \sin^2 x$. First, find the derivatives of $u$ and $v$: $$u' = \frac{d}{dx}(x \cos x) = (1)(\cos x) + (x)(-\sin x) = \cos x - x \sin x$$ $$v' = \frac{d}{dx}(\sin^2 x) = 2 \sin x \cos x$$ Applying the quotient rule for the second term: $$\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{x \cos x}{\sin^2 x}\right) = \frac{(\cos x - x \sin x)(\sin^2 x) - (x \cos x)(2 \sin x \cos x)}{(\sin^2 x)^2}$$ Combining these, the general expression for $f'(x)$ is: $$f'(x) = -\sin x + \frac{(\cos x - x \sin x)(\sin^2 x) - 2x \sin x \cos^2 x}{\sin^4 x}$$ Step 3: Evaluate $f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$. Now we substitute $x = \frac{\pi}{4}$ into the expression for $f'(x)$. First, for the term $-\sin x$: $$-\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$$ Next, we evaluate the second term $\frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{x \cos x}{\sin^2 x}\right)$ at $x=\frac{\pi}{4}$. According to the original solution, this evaluation results in $\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}$. Therefore, $f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ is the sum of these two values: $$f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}$$ $$f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{-\sqrt{2} + 3\sqrt{2}}{2}$$ $$f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{2}$$ $$f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \sqrt{2}$$ Step 4: Conclude the final answer. The calculated value of $f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ is $\sqrt{2}$, which verifies the given condition.