Solve Derivative of sin(cos(cuberoot(x^2-1)))

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The derivative of the function sin(cos(cuberoot(x^2-1))) is calculated using the chain rule. The final result is expressed as -2x * cos(cos((x^2-1)^(1/3))) * sin((x^2-1)^(1/3)) / (3 * (x^2-1)^(2/3)). The process involves differentiating the outer function sin and cos, as well as applying the derivative of the inner function (x^2-1)^(1/3). The factoring of (x^2-1)^(-2/3) is a crucial step in simplifying the expression.

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sin(cos(cuberoot(x^2-1))

i noe you change it to sin(cos(x^2-1)^1/3)
and then (cos(cos(x^2-1)^1/3)(-sin(x^2-1)^1/3)(1/… (2x)
amd then you factor out (x^2-1)^-2/3
and are left with (cos(cos(x^2-1))(-sin(x^2-1))(1/3)(2x)
but what do you do afterwards?
 
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Greetings! Is the problem asking to take the derivative of sin(cos((x2-1)1/3)? If so, it looks like you're on the right track, although I'm not sure why (x2-1)-2/3 was factored out. Just keep applying the chain rule.

[tex]\frac{d}{dx}[\sin(\cos((x^2-1)^{1/3}))][/tex]

[tex]=\cos(\cos((x^2-1)^{1/3})) \frac{d}{dx}[\cos((x^2-1)^{1/3}))][/tex]

[tex]=\cos(\cos((x^2-1)^{1/3})) (-\sin((x^2-1)^{1/3}))\frac{d}{dx}[(x^2-1)^{1/3}][/tex]

[tex]=-\cos(\cos((x^2-1)^{1/3}))\sin((x^2-1)^{1/3})((1/3)(x^2-1)^{-2/3})\frac{d}{dx}[x^2-1][/tex]


[tex]=-\cos(\cos((x^2-1)^{1/3}))\sin((x^2-1)^{1/3})((1/3)(x^2-1)^{-2/3})(2x)[/tex]


[tex]=\frac{-2x\cos(\cos((x^2-1)^{1/3}))\sin((x^2-1)^{1/3})}{3(x^2-1)^{2/3}}[/tex]
 

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