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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the derivatives of trigonometric functions of the following: plss need help for my homework its so difficult

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1.\[(2x+3)^{2}\sin(x-6)\] 2.\[y=(\frac{ x+1 }{ x })\tan (\frac{ x+1 }{ x })\] 3. \[y=\tan ^{3}(cosx ^{2})\]

zepdrix (zepdrix):

For the first one, we'll need to apply the product rule.\[\large (uv)'=u'v+uv'\] \[\large \frac{d}{dx}(2x+3)^{2}\sin(x-6) =\] \[\large \color{royalblue}{\frac{d}{dx}(2x+3)^2} \sin(x-6)+(2x+3)^2 \color{royalblue}{\frac{d}{dx}\sin(x-6)}\]Understand the setup? We'll need to take the derivative of the blue terms.

zepdrix (zepdrix):

So looking at the first term,\[\large 2(2x+3)\color{royalblue}{\frac{d}{dx}(2x+3)} \sin(x-6)\]After we apply the power rule, we have to apply the chain rule.

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Applying the chain rule gives us this,\[\large 2(2x+3)\color{royalblue}{(2)} \sin(x-6)\]Which simplifies to,\[\large 4(2x+3) \sin(x-6)\]

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Then for the second term,\[\large (2x+3)^2 \color{royalblue}{\frac{d}{dx}\sin(x-6)}\]The derivative of sine gives us cosine,\[\large (2x+3)^2 \cos(x-6)\color{royalblue}{\frac{d}{dx}(x-6)}\]Applying the chain rule again shows us that the derivative of the inner function is simply 1.\[\large (2x+3)^2 \cos(x-6)\color{royalblue}{(1)}\]

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Giving us an answer of,\[\large 4(2x+3) \sin(x-6)+(2x+3)^2 \cos(x-6)\]

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Confused by any of that? I think setting it up correctly is the hardest part, at least for me. Things can certainly get messy as you get further through the problem also though.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i understand a little bit anyway tnx

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