What is the derivative of y=cos(x)y=cos(x) ? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) 1 Answer Calculus V. Jul 24, 2014 dy/dx=(cos x)'=-sin x. See derivatives of trig functions for details. Answer link Related questions 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) ? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(cosx) ? See all questions in Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) Impact of this question 25349 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License