Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
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Chapter 2 - The Derivative - 2.6 The Chain Rule - Exercises Set 2.6 - Page 160: 84

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Because cosine and sine are cofunctions, cotangent and tangent are cofunctions, and cosecant and secant are cofunctions, the coefficient for the x-term is negative. For example, $cos(x) = sin(\frac{\pi}{2}-x)$ where the coefficient for the x-term is $-1$. By applying the chain rule, $g'$ is the negative of the cofunction of $f'$. For example: Let $g(x) = cos(x)$ and $f(x) = sin(x)$ We apply the chain rule: $g'(x) = \frac{d}{dx} cos(x) = \frac{d}{dx} sin(\frac{\pi}{2}-x) = cos(\frac{\pi}{2}-x)*(\frac{d}{dx} [\frac{\pi}{2} -x]) = -cos(\frac{\pi}{2}-x) = -sin(x)$ $f'(x) = cos(x)$ The cofunction of $f'(x)$ is therefore $sin(x)$. Thus, $g(x) = -sin(x) = - \text{Cofunction of $f(x)$}$
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