What is the derivative of #f(x)=e^sinx - cos(e^x)#?

1 Answer
Oct 30, 2015

I found: #f`(x)=e^(sin(x))cos(x)+e^xsin(e^x)#

Explanation:

Here I would use the Chain Rule to deal with the function of a function as in #e^(sin(x)# and #cos(e^x)# by deriving the first one (in red) and then multiplying by the derivative of the second (in blue):

#f`(x)=color(red)(e^(sin(x)))*color(blue)(cos(x))-(color(red)(-sin(e^x))*color(blue)(e^x))=#

#=e^(sin(x))cos(x)+e^xsin(e^x)#