What is the derivative of cos(x^2)? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Konstantinos Michailidis Jul 9, 2016 Set u=x^2 hence apply chain rule to get dy/dx=(dy/(du))*du/dx=-sinu*(2x)=-2x*sin(x^2) 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 1483 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License