1. [SOLVED] more derivatives

Find and simplify the following derivatives:

$

f(x) = cos^3 (3x^2 - 2)
$

$

f(x) = sec^2 (1 - \sqrt{4x})
$

$

f(x) = tan^3 (\sqrt{1-x^3})
$

thanks

2. all of these are derivatives involving the use the chain rule ... let's see how you do at least one of them.

3. i know they are the chain rule which is

$

g'(h(x)) \cdot h'(x)
$

but I dont know how to do these chain rules with cos, sec and tan to exponents of more then 1

4. $f(x) = [\sec(1 - \sqrt{4x})]^2$

$f'(x) = 2\sec(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot \sec(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot \tan(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot \left(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\right)$

do the cosine one.

5. Originally Posted by skeeter
$f(x) = [\sec(1 - \sqrt{4x})]^2$

$f'(x) = 2\sec(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot \sec(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot \tan(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot \left(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\right)$

do the cosine one.

wouldnt this one be:

$

f'(x) = 2sec(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot sec(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot tan(1 - \sqrt{4x}) \cdot (\frac{-1}{2\sqrt{4x}})
$

???

6. $\frac{d}{dx} (-\sqrt{4x}) =$

$\frac{d}{dx} (-2\sqrt{x}) =$

$-2 \cdot \frac{d}{dx} (\sqrt{x}) = -2 \cdot \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}} = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}$

7. so the cos one would be

$

f'(x) = 3[cos(3x^2-2)]^2 \cdot [cos(3x^2-2)] \cdot [-sin(3x^2-2)] \cdot (6x)
$

8. Originally Posted by iz1hp
so the cos one would be

$

f'(x) = 3[cos(3x^2-2)]^2 \cdot [cos(3x^2-2)] \cdot [-sin(3x^2-2)] \cdot (6x)
$
almost ...

$f'(x) = 3[cos(3x^2-2)]^2 \cdot [-sin(3x^2-2)] \cdot (6x)$

9. so the tan one is...

$

f(x) = tan^3(\sqrt{1-x^3})
$

$

f(x) = [tan(\sqrt{1-x^3})]^3
$

$

f'(x) = 3[tan(\sqrt{1-x^3})]^2 \cdot [sec^2(\sqrt{1-x^3})] \cdot (\frac{1}{2\sqrt{1-x^3}}) \cdot (-3x^2)
$

??

10. ... and you said you didn't know how.

good job. now clean up the algebra on all of them.

11. ahhah thanks for explaining it to me haha :P

if you can help me with one more, ill be set :P

$

f(x) = cos(sin(cos x))
$

so far ive gotten to:

$

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

and now im stuck

12. Originally Posted by iz1hp
ahhah thanks for explaining it to me haha :P

if you can help me with one more, ill be set :P

$

f(x) = cos(sin(cos x))
$

so far ive gotten to:

$

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

and now im stuck
Hey iz1hp.

How about starting a new thread for this new question? It's a habit I'd like you and all users to get into. I'm going to close this thread but please make a new one!

Jameson