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Exercise: Derivatives of Polynomial a... · Q31

Q.Differentiate y=sin⁡xxy=\dfrac{\sin x}{x} (x≠0x\neq0) using the quotient rule.

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Concept understanding — Derivatives of Polynomial and Trigonometric Functions

Combining the algebra of

derivatives with the derivatives of the two basic building blocks -- d(xn)/dx=nxn−1d(x^n)/dx=nx^{n-1} for

any positive integer nn (proved from first principles via the binomial expansion of

(x+h)n(x+h)^n) and d(sin⁡x)/dx=cos⁡xd(\sin x)/dx=\cos x (proved from first principles using the sum-to-product

identity for sin⁡(x+h)−sin⁡x\sin(x+h)-\sin x together with the standard limit sin⁡θ/θ→1\sin\theta/\theta\to1) --

lets any polynomial be differentiated term by term, and any product or quotient built from

polynomial and trigonometric pieces be differentiated by combining the power rule, …

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