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McKendrigo
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Homework Statement
Using the product rule, differentiate the following function:
Homework Equations
y = etsintcost
The Attempt at a Solution
The three term product rule says:
d/dx (uvw) = u'vw + uv'w + uvw'
I find u = et, u' = et, v = sint, v' = cost, w = cost and w' = -sint
Thus, dy/dx = etsintcost + etcos2t - etsin2t
= et(sintcost + cos2t -sin2t)
and since cos2t + sin2t = 1 we can finally re-write this as:
dy/dx = = et(sintcost - 1)
However my textbook answer states that:
dy/dx = = et(2cos2t + sintcost - 1)
I'm really not sure where this extra 2cos2t term comes from. Any help?
Thanks in advance!