Differentiate from the first principle the derivative of x^2sinx?

1 Answer
Feb 24, 2018

#f'(x)=x^2cos(x)+2xsin(x)#

Explanation:

The definition of a derivative

#f'(x)=lim_(h->0)(f(x+h)-f(x))/h#

We want differentiate #f(x)=x^2sin(x)#, therefore we seek

#f'(x)=lim_(h->0)((x+h)^2sin(x+h)-x^2sin(x))/h#

Let's start by rewritten the numerator

#NUM=(x+h)^2sin(x+h)-x^2sin(x)#

#=(x^2+h^2+2xh)sin(x+h)-x^2sin(x)#

#=x^2sin(x+h)+h^2sin(x+h)+2xhsin(x+h)-x^2sin(x)#

#=color(blue)(x^2(sin(x+h)-sin(x)))+color(red)(h^2sin(x+h))+color(orange)(2xhsin(x+h))#

For simplicity let

#A=x^2(sin(x+h)-sin(x))#

#B=h^2sin(x+h)#

#C=2xhsin(x+h)#

In other words we seek

#f'(x)=lim_(h->0)(A+B+C)/h#

#=lim_(h->0)A/h+lim_(h->0)B/h+lim_(h->0)C/h#

#=L_A+L_B+L_C#

Now we just have to evaluate these limits

#L_A=lim_(h->0)(x^2(sin(x+h)-sin(x)))/h#

#=x^2lim_(h->0)(sin(x+h)-sin(x))/h#

#=x^2lim_(h->0)(sin(x)cos(h)+sin(h)cos(x)-sin(x))/h#

#=x^2lim_(h->0)(sin(x)(cos(h)-1)+sin(h)cos(x))/h#

#=x^2(lim_(h->0)(sin(x)(cos(h)-1))/h+lim_(h->0)(sin(h)cos(x))/h)#

#=x^2(sin(x)lim_(h->0)((cos(h)-1)/h)+cos(x)lim_(h->0)(sin(h)/h))#

#=x^2(sin(x)*0+cos(x)*1)#

#=x^2cos(x)#

#L_B=lim_(h->0)(h^2sin(x+h))/h#

#=lim_(h->0)hsin(x+h)#

#=0#

#L_C=lim_(h->0)(2xhsin(x+h))/h#

#=lim_(h->0)2xsin(x+h)#

#=2xsin(x)#

Combining these

#f'(x)=L_A+L_B+L_C=x^2cos(x)+2xsin(x)#