calculus · worked example

Solve sin(2x)

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Problem

ddxsin(2x)\frac{d}{dx}\sin(2x)

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify the outer function sin(u)\sin(u) and inner function u=2xu = 2x.

  2. The derivative of sin(u)\sin(u) with respect to uu is cos(u)\cos(u).

  3. The derivative of the inner 2x2x with respect to xx is 22.

  4. Apply the chain rule: ddxsin(2x)=cos(2x)2\frac{d}{dx}\sin(2x) = \cos(2x) \cdot 2.

  5. Simplify: the result is 2cos(2x)2\cos(2x).

Answer

2cos(2x)2\cos(2x)

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