Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - The Chain Rule - 3.4 Exercises - Page 207: 97

Answer

$\frac{d}{d\theta}(sin~\theta) = \frac{\pi}{180}~(cos~\theta)$

Work Step by Step

Let $\theta$ be the angle measured in degrees. Then the angle measured in radians is $\frac{\pi~\theta}{180}$ We can differentiate the function using radians: $\frac{d}{d\theta}(sin~\frac{\pi~\theta}{180}) = \frac{\pi}{180}~(cos~\frac{\pi~\theta}{180})$ We can rewrite the equation with the angle in degrees: $\frac{d}{d\theta}(sin~\theta) = \frac{\pi}{180}~(cos~\theta)$
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.