2 cos (2*x + 1)
d / 2 \ --\cos (2*x + 1)/ dx
Let .
Apply the power rule: goes to
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Let .
The derivative of cosine is negative sine:
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Differentiate term by term:
The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.
Apply the power rule: goes to
So, the result is:
The derivative of the constant is zero.
The result is:
The result of the chain rule is:
The result of the chain rule is:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
-4*cos(2*x + 1)*sin(2*x + 1)
/ 2 2 \ 8*\sin (1 + 2*x) - cos (1 + 2*x)/
64*cos(1 + 2*x)*sin(1 + 2*x)