What is the derivative of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D.
- Step 1: Use the power chain rule: . Step 2. With , . Therefore, . **Answer: . Why not the others:** The third option misses the negative sign of the derivative of cosine; the first drops the chain rule factor; the fourth differentiates the wrong trigonometric function.
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