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Derivative of 4sin^2x

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4*sin (x)
4sin2(x)4 \sin^{2}{\left(x \right)}
4*sin(x)^2
Detail solution
  1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

    1. Let u=sin(x)u = \sin{\left(x \right)}.

    2. Apply the power rule: u2u^{2} goes to 2u2 u

    3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by ddxsin(x)\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(x \right)}:

      1. The derivative of sine is cosine:

        ddxsin(x)=cos(x)\frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(x \right)} = \cos{\left(x \right)}

      The result of the chain rule is:

      2sin(x)cos(x)2 \sin{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(x \right)}

    So, the result is: 8sin(x)cos(x)8 \sin{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(x \right)}

  2. Now simplify:

    4sin(2x)4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}


The answer is:

4sin(2x)4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}

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The first derivative [src]
8*cos(x)*sin(x)
8sin(x)cos(x)8 \sin{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(x \right)}
The second derivative [src]
  /   2         2   \
8*\cos (x) - sin (x)/
8(sin2(x)+cos2(x))8 \left(- \sin^{2}{\left(x \right)} + \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right)
The third derivative [src]
-32*cos(x)*sin(x)
32sin(x)cos(x)- 32 \sin{\left(x \right)} \cos{\left(x \right)}
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Derivative of 4sin^2x