Use the chain's rule to find $f'(x,y,z)$ if $f(x,y,z)=\int_{\sin x}^{yz} g(t)dt$

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Let $g:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ continuous and $f:\mathbb{R}^{3} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ defined for $f(x,y,z)=\int_{\sin x}^{yz} g(t)dt$. Express $f$ like the composition of differentiable functions and use the chain's rule to find $f'(x,y,z)$,

I think the functions are $H(x,y,z) = (\sin x,y,z)$, $G(x,y,z)= \int_{x}^{yz} g(t)dt$, so $f(x,y,z)= G \circ H$. Did I choose the correct functions? Can you help me with the chain's rule?

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Sure, that's true, but not very useful (if this is your first time seeing this stuff). Instead, consider \begin{align} F(\xi):= \int_0^{\xi}g(t)\,dt. \end{align} Then, \begin{align} f(x,y,z)&=\int_0^{yz}g(t)\,dt - \int_0^{\sin x}g(t)\,dt\\ &=F(yz)-F(\sin x) \end{align} So, define $\phi_1(x,y,z)=yz$ and $\phi_2(x,y,z)=\sin x$. Then, \begin{align} f(x,y,z)&=(F\circ\phi_1)(x,y,z)-(F\circ \phi_2)(x,y,z) \end{align} So, what does the chain rule tell you now? Note that for differentiating $F$, the fundamental theorem of calculus is useful (assuming of course $g$ is continuous).