How do you differentiate cos(x^5.6)?

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Jim G.
May 26, 2018

-5.6x^(4.6)sin(x^(5.6))

Explanation:

"differentiate using the "color(blue)"chain rule"

"given "y=f(g(x))" then"

dy/dx=f'(g(x))xxg'(x)larrcolor(blue)"chain rule"

d/dx(cos(x^5.6))

=-sin(x^5.6)xxd/dx(x^5.6)

=-5.6x^4.6sin(x^5.6)

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