Common Calculus Mistakes
Chain Rule: Exponential |
The Goal
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The Mistake
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The Correction
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An Explanation Although the form of the chain rule (as well as the product rule) was applied correctly, the derivative of cos(x) was incorrectly given as sin(x); the correct derivative is -sin(x). |
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