Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 3 - Differentiation - 3.7 The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 146: 46

Answer

$$ y'= 2x(\cos^2(x^2)-\sin^2(x^2)).$$

Work Step by Step

Recall that $(\sin x)'=\cos x$. Recall that $(\cos x)'=-\sin x$. Recall that $(x^n)'=nx^{n-1}$ Since $ y=\sin(x^2) \cos(x^2)$, then by the chain and product rules, the derivative $ y'$ is given by $$ y'= 2x\cos(x^2) \cos(x^2)-2x\sin(x^2) \sin(x^2)=2x(\cos^2(x^2)-\sin^2(x^2)).$$
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