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Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties
2.10 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
Derivatives of remaining trigonometric functions:
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What is the tangent function defined as in terms of sine and cosine?
tan
(
x
)
=
\tan(x) =
tan
(
x
)
=
sin
(
x
)
cos
(
x
)
\frac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)}
c
o
s
(
x
)
s
i
n
(
x
)
What is the period of the tangent function?
π
\pi
π
What is the formula for the derivative of sec x?
d
d
x
sec
x
=
\frac{d}{dx} \sec x =
d
x
d
sec
x
=
sec
x
tan
x
\sec x \tan x
sec
x
tan
x
The derivative of cosecant is -csc x cot x.
True
The derivative of the cotangent function is -
csc^2
x.
True
How is the derivative of sec x calculated using the quotient rule?
\frac{d}{dx} \sec x = \sec x \tan x</latex>
At what values of x is the tangent function undefined?
Multiples of π/2
What is the derivative of the secant function?
sec x tan x
The derivative of cot x is -
csc^2
x.
True
The derivative of sin(3x) is 9 cos(3x).
True
The derivative of secant is found using the
quotient
rule.
The cosecant function is defined as
csc
x
=
\csc x =
csc
x
=
1
sin
x
\frac{1}{\sin x}
s
i
n
x
1
.
The cotangent function is defined as
cot
x
=
\cot x =
cot
x
=
cos
x
sin
x
\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}
s
i
n
x
c
o
s
x
.
Match the basic trigonometric function with its key properties:
1️⃣ Sine
2️⃣ Period: 2π, Amplitude: 1
What is the period of the sine function?
2π
The secant function is defined as sec x = 1 /
cos x
What is the definition of the cosecant function?
csc x = 1 / sin x
The derivative of the cotangent function is
-csc^2 x
The sine function has a period of 2π and an amplitude of
1
.
True
The derivative of secant is
sec x tan x
.
True
What is the derivative of csc x?
d
d
x
csc
x
=
\frac{d}{dx} \csc x =
d
x
d
csc
x
=
−
csc
x
cot
x
- \csc x \cot x
−
csc
x
cot
x
What is the derivative of cot x?
d
d
x
cot
x
=
\frac{d}{dx} \cot x =
d
x
d
cot
x
=
−
csc
2
x
- \csc^{2} x
−
csc
2
x
The tangent function is undefined at multiples of
π
2
\frac{\pi}{2}
2
π
.
What is the amplitude of the cosine function?
1
The derivative of sec x is sec x
tan x
.
True
What is the derivative of csc x?
-csc x cot x
What does the chain rule state for derivatives?
d/dx y = d/dg(x) f(g(x)) * d/dx g(x)