How do you find the derivative of Inverse trig function y = sin cos(3x -2)?

1 Answer
Sep 25, 2015

Use the chain rule.

Explanation:

To find the derivative of y = sin (cos(3x -2)), use the chain rule twice:

dy/dx = cos(cos(3x -2))d/dx(cos(3x -2))

= cos(cos(3x -2))[-sin(3x-2)d/dx(3x-2)]

= cos(cos(3x -2))[-sin(3x-2)(3)]

= -3sin(3x-2)cos(cos(3x -2))