Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 16 - Section 16.2 - Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions and Applications - Exercises - Page 1170: 40

Answer

$\dfrac{x^2-2x}{(x-1)^2} \sin (\dfrac{x^2}{x-1})$

Work Step by Step

Let us suppose that $f(x)=\cos (\dfrac{x^2}{x-1})$ Use $\dfrac {d}{dx} (\cos a)=-\sin a \dfrac{da}{dx}$ We differentiate both sides with respect to $x$. $f^{\prime}(x)=\dfrac{d}{dx} [\cos (\dfrac{x^2}{x-1})] \\=-\sin (\dfrac{x^2}{x-1})\times \dfrac{(x-1) \times(2 x)-x^2 }{(x-1)^2} $ Simplify to obtain: $f^{\prime}(x)=\dfrac{x^2-2x}{(x-1)^2} \sin (\dfrac{x^2}{x-1})$
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