Question

derivative of sin(cos x)

Answer 1

@edelgado36 Hi,

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are you aware of the chain rule ?

Answer 2

yes i am, how would you do it in this equation? i also used the product rule and ended up getting -sin^2x.

Answer 3

Woops! we don't want to use the product rule on this one. We have a function WITHIN a function, not a function TIMES a function. See how the cosine is INSIDE the sine? :D

Answer 4

oh, yes. Then how would you do the chain rule on it? Wouldnt it then be sin(cos x) times -sinx?