How do you differentiate f(x)=cot(e^sqrt(x^2-1)) using the chain rule? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Ada C. 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) Answer link Related questions What is the Chain Rule for derivatives? How do you find the derivative of y= 6cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=6 cos(x^3+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(sin(x)) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(e^x+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=tan(5x) ? How do you find the derivative of y= (4x-x^2)^10 ? How do you find the derivative of y= (x^2+3x+5)^(1/4) ? How do you find the derivative of y= ((1+x)/(1-x))^3 ? See all questions in Chain Rule Impact of this question 1597 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License