What is the second derivative of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: Compute first derivative: .
- Step 2: Differentiate again: .
Answer
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Why not the others: '' is the first derivative, not the second derivative; '' misses the negative sign from differentiating sine; '' keeps sine instead of cosine.
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