How do you differentiate (sinx+sinxcosx)/x?

1 Answer
Nov 22, 2017

(x(cosx+cos^2x-sin^2x)-sinx-sinxcosx)/x^2

Explanation:

we need the quotient rule and the product rule

d/(dx)(u/v)=(vu'-uv')/v^2

d/(dx)(uv)=vu'+uv'

d/(dx)(((sinx+sinxcosx))/x)

=(xd/(dx)(sinx+sinxcosx)-(sinx+sinxcosx)d/(dx)(x))/x^2

we will use the product rule on sinxcosx

=(x(cosx+cosxcosx-sinxsinx)-(sinx+sinxcosx))/x^2

=(x(cosx+cos^2x-sin^2x)-sinx-sinxcosx)/x^2