Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.4 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions - 2.4 Exercises - Page 150: 20

Answer

$f'(x)=-\sin x$

Work Step by Step

Need to prove $f'(x)=-\sin x$ $f'(x)=\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\dfrac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$ since, we have $f(x)=\cos x$, then $f'(x)=\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\dfrac{\cos (x+h)-\cos (x)}{h}\\=\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\dfrac{\cos x \cos h-\sin x \sin h-\cos x}{h}\\=\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\dfrac{\cos x \cos h-\cos x-\sin x \sin h}{h}\\=\cos x [\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\dfrac{ \cos h-1}{h}]-\sin x [\lim\limits_{h \to 0}\dfrac{ \sin h}{h}]\\=\cos x (0)-\sin x(1)\\\\=-\sin x$
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