________ \/ cos(x)
d / ________\ --\\/ cos(x) / dx
Let .
Apply the power rule: goes to
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
The derivative of cosine is negative sine:
The result of the chain rule is:
The answer is:
-sin(x)
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2*\/ cos(x)
/ 2 \
| ________ sin (x) |
-|2*\/ cos(x) + ---------|
| 3/2 |
\ cos (x)/
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4
/ 2 \
| 3*sin (x)|
-|2 + ---------|*sin(x)
| 2 |
\ cos (x) /
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8*\/ cos(x)