Jambmaths question:
Find the derivative of y =sin25x with respect to x
Option A:
$10\sin 5x\cos 5x$
Option B:
$5\sin 5x\cos 5x$
Option C:
$2\sin 5x\cos 5x$
Option D:
$15\sin 5x\cos 5x$
Jamb Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & y={{\sin }^{2}}5x \\ & \text{Let }u=5x \\ & y={{\sin }^{2}}u={{(\sin u)}^{2}} \\ & \frac{dy}{du}=2\sin u\times (\cos u)\text{ }\left| chain's\text{ }rule \right. \\ & \frac{dy}{du}=2\sin u\cos u \\ & \frac{du}{dx}=\frac{d}{dx}(5x)=5 \\ & \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dy}{du}\times \frac{du}{dx}=2\sin u\cos u\times 5 \\ & \frac{dy}{dx}=10\sin u\cos u=10\sin 5x\cos 5x \\\end{align}$
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