1 - cos(x)
----------
2
x
(1 - cos(x))/x^2
Apply the quotient rule, which is:
and .
To find :
Differentiate term by term:
The derivative of the constant is zero.
The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.
The derivative of cosine is negative sine:
So, the result is:
The result is:
To find :
Apply the power rule: goes to
Now plug in to the quotient rule:
Now simplify:
The answer is:
sin(x) 2*(1 - cos(x)) ------ - -------------- 2 3 x x
6*(-1 + cos(x)) 4*sin(x)
- --------------- - -------- + cos(x)
2 x
x
-------------------------------------
2
x
6*cos(x) 18*sin(x) 24*(-1 + cos(x))
-sin(x) - -------- + --------- + ----------------
x 2 3
x x
-------------------------------------------------
2
x