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1.10 G: Differentiation

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Question 59

A calculus student is verifying the derivative formulas for trigonometric functions of uuu. Using the derivatives ddu(sin⁡u)=cos⁡u\displaystyle \frac{d}{du}(\sin u) = \cos udud​(sinu)=cosu and ddu(cos⁡u)=−sin⁡u\displaystyle \frac{d}{du}(\cos u) = -\sin udud​(cosu)=−sinu, help them prove that:

a.
ddu(tan⁡u)=sec⁡2u \frac{d}{du}(\tan u) = \sec^2 u dud​(tanu)=sec2u
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b.
ddu(sec⁡u)=sec⁡utan⁡u \frac{d}{du}(\sec u) = \sec u \tan u dud​(secu)=secutanu
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c.
ddu(cot⁡u)=−csc⁡2u \frac{d}{du}(\cot u) = -\csc^2 u dud​(cotu)=−csc2u
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d.
ddu(csc⁡u)=−csc⁡ucot⁡u \frac{d}{du}(\csc u) = -\csc u \cot u dud​(cscu)=−cscucotu
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1.10 G: Differentiation Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.10 G: Differentiation

375 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Maths 1.10 G: Differentiation, covering 1.10.1 The derivative and second derivative, 1.10.2 Differentiating standard functions, 1.10.3 Applications of differentiation, 1.10.4 Product, quotient and chain rules (A-level only), 1.10.5 Implicit and parametric differentiation (A-level only), and 1.10.6 Constructing differential equations (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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