Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises 3.6 - Page 149: 37

Answer

$r' = 2\theta\cos(\theta^2)\cos(2\theta) -2\sin(\theta^2)\sin(2\theta)$

Work Step by Step

To solve this use product rule and the chain rule, which is as follows: The given function is: $r=\sin(\theta^2)\cos(2\theta)$ Let's denote $u = \sin(\theta^2)$ and $v = \cos(2\theta)$. Then, the function can be rewritten as: $r = uv$. Now, let's find the derivative of $r$ with respect to $\theta$ using the product rule: $$r' = u'v + uv'$$ First, let's find the derivative of $u$ with respect to $\theta$, using the chain rule: $$u' = 2\theta\cos(\theta^2)$$ Next, let's find the derivative of $v$ with respect to $\theta$ using the chain rule: $$v' = -2\sin(2\theta)$$ Now, substitute the derivatives of $u$ and $v$ back into the product rule formula: $$\begin{aligned} r'& = 2\theta\cos(\theta^2)\cos(2\theta) +\sin(\theta^2)(-2\sin(2\theta))\\ &=2\theta\cos(\theta^2)\cos(2\theta) -2\sin(\theta^2)\sin(2\theta). \end{aligned}$$ Therefore, the derivative of the given function is $$r' = 2\theta\cos(\theta^2)\cos(2\theta) -2\sin(\theta^2)\sin(2\theta).$$
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