What is the derivative of sin^2(x)cos^2(x)? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) 1 Answer ali ergin May 26, 2016 d f(x)/(d x)=2sinx*cos^3x-2cosx*sin^3 x Explanation: f(x)=sin^2 x*cos^2 x d f(x)/(d x)=(sin^2 x)^'*cos^2x+(cos^2x)^'*sin^2 x d f(x)/(d x)=2 sin x*cos x*cos^2 x-2 cos x*sin x*sin^2 x d f(x)/(d x)=2sinx*cos^3x-2cosx*sin^3 x 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 4009 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License