How do you find the derivative of sin (cos (tanx) )sin(cos(tanx))?

1 Answer
Sep 24, 2016

-cos (cos(tan x))sin (tan x) sec^2xcos(cos(tanx))sin(tanx)sec2x

Explanation:

Use successively: If y=f(u) and u=g(x), y'=(d/(du)f)g'.

Here,

(sin(cos(tan x)))'

cos (cos(tan x)) (cos (tan x))'

cos (cos(tan x)) (-sin (tan x) (tan x)'

cos (cos(tan x)) (-sin (tan x) sec^2x