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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Calculus. Medal.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[10 \cos x-4 \sin x\]

geerky42 (geerky42):

Exactly what should we do here?

geerky42 (geerky42):

I don't think we can simplify it more.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well I know it's \[10 d/dx[\cos x] - 4 d/dx[sinx]\right?\]

OpenStudy (amistre64):

the latex has to be between delimiters ``` \[ ....code.... \] ```

OpenStudy (amistre64):

\right is actually a command so its not good to right inside of it

OpenStudy (amistre64):

``` \[10 \frac{d}{dx}[\cos x] - 4 \frac{d}{dx}[sinx] \] ``` \[10 \frac{d}{dx}[\cos x] - 4 \frac{d}{dx}[sinx] \]

geerky42 (geerky42):

@CimberJackson Well, you are right about\[\dfrac{\mathbb d}{\mathbb d x}(10\cos x-4\sin x) = 10\cdot\dfrac{\mathbb d}{\mathbb d x}(\cos x)-4\cdot\dfrac{\mathbb d}{\mathbb d x}(\sin x)\]

OpenStudy (amistre64):

left and right are for brackets ``` \[\left( 10 \frac{d}{dx}[\cos x] - 4 \frac{d}{dx}[sinx] \right)\] ``` \[\left( 10 \frac{d}{dx}[\cos x] - 4 \frac{d}{dx}[sinx] \right)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so now what?

geerky42 (geerky42):

Well, just take derivative of sin x and cos x. Do you remember what these derivatives are?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

umm cos is sinxcosx?

geerky42 (geerky42):

No. You are thinking of sec x.

geerky42 (geerky42):

Do you have note or table you can check?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f(x) cos x=-sin x f(x) sin x = cosx?

geerky42 (geerky42):

Yeah d/dx cos x = -sinx and d/dx sin x = cos x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yess :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so now we have -10 sinx - 4cosx.. now what

geerky42 (geerky42):

We should be done here.

geerky42 (geerky42):

\[\dfrac{\mathbb d}{\mathbb d x}(10\cos x-4\sin x) = \boxed{-10\sin x-4\cos x}\]

geerky42 (geerky42):

We cannot simplify it more, so yeah.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes it's right! :) thank you

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