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15 January, 18:48

Derivative using chain rule of cosx/1+sinx

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  1. 15 January, 18:52
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    I am not sure how you would approach this using the chain rule, but I can use the quotient rule.

    The derivative of cos (u) = - sin (u)

    The derivative of sin (u) = cos (u)

    The quotient rule states:

    [f' (x) g (x) - f (x) g' (x) ] / [g (x) ]^2

    f' (x) = - sin (x)

    g (x) = [1+sin (x) ]

    f (x) = cos (x)

    g' (x) = cos (x)

    Plug in:

    [-sin (x) * [1+sin (x) ] - [cos (x) * cos (x) ] / (1+sin (x)) ^2

    Simplify by distributing

    -sin (x) - sin^2 (x) - [cos (x) * cos (x) ] / (1+sin (x)) ^2

    Multiply the cos (x) * cos (x)

    -sin (x) - sin^2 (x) - cos^2 (x) / (1+sin (x)) ^2

    That is the answer or the answer could be simplified further by pulling out the negative.

    - [sin (x) + sin^2 (x) + cos^2 (x) ] / (1+sin (x)) ^2
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