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OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

Please help me find the derivative of the following function.

OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

\[\sin ^{5}x\]

OpenStudy (amistre64):

do you recall the derivative of just sin(x) ?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

all this derivative takes is the power rule and the chain rule; but thats assuming you are using derivative rules, and not first principles

OpenStudy (amistre64):

\[sin^5(x)=(sin~x)^5\] \[say:~u=sin~x~:~u'=\_\_\_\] \[D[u^5]=5(u)^4*u'\] substitute in the proper values for u and u'

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