Friday, August 28, 2015

Find dy/dx for y = cos^4(2x)Step by step process

We have to find the derivative of y = (cos 2x)^4. We need
to use the chain rule here:


y' = [(cos
2x)^4]'


=> 4*(cos 2x)^(4 - 1)*(cos
2x)'


=> 4*(cos 2x)^3*(-sin
2x)*(2x)'


=> 4*(cos 2x)^3*(-sin
2x)*2


=> -8*(cos 2x)^3*(sin
2x)


The required derivative is -8*(cos
2x)^3*(sin 2x)

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