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How to differentiate this?
How do i differentiate
sinx / cosx
AND
x^2 sin(4x+3)
3 Answers
- 7 years ago
it's clear you have a quotient. so use the quotient rule for differentiating.
Let the numerator be called u(x) and the denominator be v(x). Find the first derivative of u(x) and of v(x).
Then apply the quotient rule.
dy/dx = {v(x)[first derivative of u] - u(x)[first derivative of v] } / v^2
- Anonymous7 years ago
sin(x)/cos(x)=tan(x)
d/dx(tan(x)) = sec^2(x)
and
using the product rule (d(f(x)*g(x))/dx=f'(x)*g(x)+f(x)*g'(x))
d(x^2)/dx=2x
d(sin(4x+3))/dx = 4cos(4x+3)
hence:
d/dx(x^2 sin(4 x+3)) = 2 x (sin(4 x+3)+2 x cos(4 x+3))
- cidyahLv 77 years ago
sin x / cos x = tan x
d/dx (tan x) = sec^2 x
alternative method:
y = sin x (cos x)^(-1)
apply the product rule
y' = sin x d/dx ( cos x)^(-1) + (cos x)^(-1) d/dx (sin x)
y' = sin x (-1) (cos x)^(-2) (-sin x) + (cos x)^(-1) cos x
y' = sin^2 x / cos^2 x + cos x / cos x
y' = tan^2 x + 1
y' = sec^2 x
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y= x^2 sin(4x+3)
apply the product rule
y' = x^2 d/dx ( sin(4x+3) ) + sin (4x+3) d/dx (x^2)
y' = x^2 cos(4x+3) d/dx (4x+3) + sin(4x+3) (2x)
y' = x^2 cos(4x+3) (4) + (2x) sin(4x+3)
y' = 4x^2 cos(4x+3) + 2x sin(4x+3)