How do you differentiate f(x)=cot(e^sqrt(x^2-1)) using the chain rule?

1 Answer
Apr 12, 2018

d/dx f(x)=-csc^2(e^sqrt(x^2-1))(e^sqrt(x^2-1))(1/2(x^2-1)^-(1/2))(2x)

Explanation:

d/dxcot(x)=-csc^2(x)
d/dxe^x=e^x
d/dxx^n=nx^(n-1)

f(x)=cot(e^sqrt(x^2-1))
d/dx f(x)=-csc^2(e^sqrt(x^2-1))(e^sqrt(x^2-1))(1/2(x^2-1)^-(1/2))(2x)