Derivative of
The derivative of is .
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How to work it out
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We differentiate with respect to x. The rule that applies is the quotient rule.
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Quotient rule: . Let and .
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Differentiate each piece:
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Put them in the rule:
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Simplify:
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Differentiating once more gives the second derivative, which tells you about curvature:
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ \frac{d}{dx}\left[\frac{\tan\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)}\right] = \frac{\frac{\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}} - \tan\left(x\right) \cos\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)^{2}} \]
\[ f(x) = \frac{\tan\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)} \]
\[ u = \tan\left(x\right),\quad v = \sin\left(x\right) \]
\[ u' = \frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}},\quad v' = \cos\left(x\right) \]
\[ f'(x) = \frac{\left(\frac{1}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}}\right)\left(\sin\left(x\right)\right) - \left(\tan\left(x\right)\right)\left(\cos\left(x\right)\right)}{\left(\sin\left(x\right)\right)^{2}} \]
\[ f'(x) = \frac{\frac{\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}} - \tan\left(x\right) \cos\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)^{2}} \]
\[ f''(x) = \frac{\left(\frac{\cos\left(x\right) \cos\left(x\right)^{2} - \sin\left(x\right) 2 \cos\left(x\right) -\sin\left(x\right)}{\left(\cos\left(x\right)^{2}\right)^{2}} - \left(\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}} + \tan\left(x\right) -\sin\left(x\right)\right)\right) \sin\left(x\right)^{2} - \left(\frac{\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)^{2}} - \tan\left(x\right) \cos\left(x\right)\right) 2 \sin\left(x\right) \cos\left(x\right)}{\left(\sin\left(x\right)^{2}\right)^{2}} \]Values of f and f' for tan(x) / sin(x)
| x | f(x) | f'(x) |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | -2.402998 | -5.2506463 |
| -1 | 1.8508157 | -2.8824747 |
| 0.5 | 1.1394939 | 0.62250837 |
| 1 | 1.8508157 | 2.8824747 |
| 2 | -2.402998 | 5.2506463 |
| 3 | -1.0101087 | 0.1439875 |
Questions
What is the derivative of tan(x) / sin(x)?
The derivative of is .
What is the second derivative of tan(x) / sin(x)?
(((cos(x) * cos(x)^2 - sin(x) * 2cos(x) * -sin(x)) / (cos(x)^2)^2 - (cos(x) / cos(x)^2 + tan(x) * -sin(x))) * sin(x)^2 - (sin(x) / cos(x)^2 - tan(x) * cos(x)) * 2sin(x) * cos(x)) / (sin(x)^2)^2.
Which rule do you use for tan(x) / sin(x)?
The quotient rule.
What is the slope of tan(x) / sin(x) at x = 1?
2.8824747.