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: 66

Answer

$$ y'= \frac{\cos \theta \cos(\sqrt{\sin\theta +1})}{2\sqrt{\sin\theta +1}}.$$

Work Step by Step

Since $ y=\sin(\sqrt{\sin\theta +1})=\sin(\sin\theta +1)^{1/2})$, by using the chain rule: $(f(g(x)))^{\prime}=f^{\prime}(g(x)) g^{\prime}(x)$ and recalling that $(\sin x)'= \cos x $, the derivative $ y'$ is given by $$ y'=\cos(\sqrt{\sin\theta +1}) ((\sin\theta +1)^{1/2})'\\ =\cos(\sqrt{\sin\theta +1}) \frac{\cos \theta}{2\sqrt{\sin\theta +1}}\\ =\frac{\cos \theta \cos(\sqrt{\sin\theta +1})}{2\sqrt{\sin\theta +1}}.$$
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