Question #e6979

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Feb 16, 2018

d/dx{sinx+cosx}=d/dx{sinx}+d/dx{cosx}=cosx-sinx.

Feb 16, 2018

cos(x)-sin(x)

Explanation:

d/dx(sin(x)+cos(x))

An important rule to know is that

d/dx(x+y)=d/dx(x)+d/dx(y)

The derivative of sin(x) is cos(x), while the derivative of cos(x) is -sin(x).

:.d/dx(sin(x)+cos(x))=d/dx(sin(x))+d/dx(cos(x))

=cos(x)-sin(x)

Source:

http://www.sosmath.com/calculus/diff/der03/der03.html