Six Trig Functions

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Base Case: Six Trig Functions

– Keep in mind that as soon as whatever is inside the function, inside the parenthesis, is more than just your basic x , the problem’s primary rule becomes a chain rule. Whatever you replace that x with inside your base special case will become the inside piece of your chain rule.

– You will need to know this table equally as well in both directions, left to right and right to left.

$f (x)$	$f' (x)$
$f (x) = \sin (x)$	$f' (x) = \cos (x)$
$f (x) = \cos (x)$	$f' (x) = - \sin (x)$
$f (x) = \tan (x)$	$f' (x) = \sec^{2} (x)$
$f (x) = \sec (x)$	$f' (x) = \sec (x) \tan (x)$
$f (x) = \csc (x)$	$f' (x) = - \csc (x) \cot (x)$
$f (x) = \cot (x)$	$f' (x) = {- \csc}^{2} (x)$

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Identifier: Trig Function Derivatives

Method: Trig Function Derivatives

Example 1: Trig Function Derivatives

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Example 2: Trig Function Derivatives

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