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How do you find the derivative of $cos 5 x$ $cos 5x$ ?

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Oct 21, 2015

$- 5 sin 5 x$ $-5sin5x$

Explanation:

Using the chain rule:

$y' = (cos5x)' = -sin5x * (5x)' = -5sin5x$

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