How do you differentiate sin^4(x)? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Noah G Nov 12, 2016 dy/dx= 4sin^3xcosx Explanation: Let y= u^4 and u = sinx. y' = 4u^3 and u' = cosx dy/dx= 4u^3 xx cosx = 4(sinx)^3cosx = 4sin^3xcosx Hopefully this helps! 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 44690 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License