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Derivative of (log(cot(x/2)+1))

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   /   /x\    \
log|cot|-| + 1|
   \   \2/    /
$$\log{\left(\cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1 \right)}$$
log(cot(x/2) + 1)
Detail solution
  1. Let .

  2. The derivative of is .

  3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

    1. Differentiate term by term:

      1. There are multiple ways to do this derivative.

        Method #1

        1. Rewrite the function to be differentiated:

        2. Let .

        3. Apply the power rule: goes to

        4. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

          1. Rewrite the function to be differentiated:

          2. Apply the quotient rule, which is:

            and .

            To find :

            1. Let .

            2. The derivative of sine is cosine:

            3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

              1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

                1. Apply the power rule: goes to

                So, the result is:

              The result of the chain rule is:

            To find :

            1. Let .

            2. The derivative of cosine is negative sine:

            3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

              1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

                1. Apply the power rule: goes to

                So, the result is:

              The result of the chain rule is:

            Now plug in to the quotient rule:

          The result of the chain rule is:

        Method #2

        1. Rewrite the function to be differentiated:

        2. Apply the quotient rule, which is:

          and .

          To find :

          1. Let .

          2. The derivative of cosine is negative sine:

          3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

            1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

              1. Apply the power rule: goes to

              So, the result is:

            The result of the chain rule is:

          To find :

          1. Let .

          2. The derivative of sine is cosine:

          3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

            1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

              1. Apply the power rule: goes to

              So, the result is:

            The result of the chain rule is:

          Now plug in to the quotient rule:

      2. The derivative of the constant is zero.

      The result is:

    The result of the chain rule is:

  4. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
         2/x\
      cot |-|
  1       \2/
- - - -------
  2      2   
-------------
     /x\     
  cot|-| + 1 
     \2/     
$$\frac{- \frac{\cot^{2}{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)}}{2} - \frac{1}{2}}{\cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1}$$
The second derivative [src]
              /                  2/x\\
              |           1 + cot |-||
/       2/x\\ |     /x\           \2/|
|1 + cot |-||*|2*cot|-| - -----------|
\        \2// |     \2/           /x\|
              |            1 + cot|-||
              \                   \2//
--------------------------------------
              /       /x\\            
            4*|1 + cot|-||            
              \       \2//            
$$\frac{\left(2 \cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} - \frac{\cot^{2}{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1}{\cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1}\right) \left(\cot^{2}{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1\right)}{4 \left(\cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1\right)}$$
The third derivative [src]
              /                              2                         \
              |                 /       2/x\\      /       2/x\\    /x\|
              |                 |1 + cot |-||    3*|1 + cot |-||*cot|-||
/       2/x\\ |          2/x\   \        \2//      \        \2//    \2/|
|1 + cot |-||*|-1 - 3*cot |-| - -------------- + ----------------------|
\        \2// |           \2/               2                 /x\      |
              |                 /       /x\\           1 + cot|-|      |
              |                 |1 + cot|-||                  \2/      |
              \                 \       \2//                           /
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                               /       /x\\                             
                             4*|1 + cot|-||                             
                               \       \2//                             
$$\frac{\left(\cot^{2}{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1\right) \left(- 3 \cot^{2}{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} - 1 + \frac{3 \left(\cot^{2}{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1\right) \cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)}}{\cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1} - \frac{\left(\cot^{2}{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1\right)^{2}}{\left(\cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1\right)^{2}}\right)}{4 \left(\cot{\left(\frac{x}{2} \right)} + 1\right)}$$