How do you differentiate y = cos^3(3x+1)? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) 1 Answer GiĆ³ Apr 7, 2015 I would use the Chain Rule deriving the ()^3 first and then the cos and then the argument as: y'=3cos^2(3x+1)*[-sin(3x+1)]*3=-9cos^2(3x+1)sin(3x+1) Answer link Related questions What is the derivative of y=cos(x) ? What is the derivative of y=tan(x) ? How do you find the 108th derivative of y=cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x) from first principle? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^x cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=x^cos(x)? How do you find the second derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? How do you find the 50th derivative of y=cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? See all questions in Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) Impact of this question 2099 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License