Nov 14, 2016 #1 flower321 Messages 10 Reaction score 0 if (d/dx) cos(x) = -sin(x) then (d/d{1/x}) cos(x) = ? i.e. the derivative of cos(x) with respect to 1/x
if (d/dx) cos(x) = -sin(x) then (d/d{1/x}) cos(x) = ? i.e. the derivative of cos(x) with respect to 1/x
Nov 14, 2016 #2 BvU Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 16,212 Reaction score 4,925 You can subsitiute ##\ y = {1\over x}\ ## and use the chain rule to determine the derivative of ##\cos\left ( 1\over y \right ) ##.
You can subsitiute ##\ y = {1\over x}\ ## and use the chain rule to determine the derivative of ##\cos\left ( 1\over y \right ) ##.