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How can I prove d/dx (sin 5x) = 5cos 5x knowing that d/5dx (sin 5x) = cos 5x?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    substitute u = 5x, we obtain y = sin u

    remember the chain rule for sin u!

    d(sin u) / dx = cos u * du/dx

    since u = 5x, du/dx = 5

    now substitute du/dx in the chain rule and you have your answer...

    d(sin u) / dx = cos u * 5 = 5 * cos (5x)...

  • 1 decade ago

    you have to know the chain rule:

    f'(g(x))(g'(x):

    fprime of function g times gprime

    (this is one of the established laws of derivatives

    but if you require a proof it is probably somewhere on the internet)

    f(x)=sinx g(x)=5x

    f'=cosx g'=5

    therefore

    therefore fprime(5x) times gprime

    =cos(5x)*5

    =5cos(5x)

  • 1 decade ago

    y = sin u

    dy/ dx = d (sin u) /dx

    d (sin u) /dx = (cos u)*(du/dx).

    If u = 5x,

    du/dx = 5* dx/dx = 5.

    Therefore, dy/ dx = (cos u)*5

    = 5 cos 5x.

  • 1 decade ago

    first of all answer sin 5x.

    Solve sin5x = cos5x

    then differentiate 5x=5

    therfore it is equal to 5cos5x.

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  • 1 decade ago

    We can prove it by following way;

    d/dx(sin5x)=d/5dx(sin5x)x5

    =cos5x

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    wat in the world is d/5dx (sin 5x)?

    anyway, just mutiply noth side by 5 and its proven :)

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