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If π¦ equals 15 sin squared eight π₯ minus 15 cos squared eight π₯, find dπ¦ by dπ₯.
In order to work out an expression for dπ¦ by dπ₯, we need to differentiate π¦ with respect to π₯. In this case, we could differentiate each term individually. We could differentiate 15 sin squared eight π₯ and negative 15 cos squared eight π₯. However, in this case, there is a shortcut using one of the double-angle formulae. Cos two π₯ is equal to cos squared π₯ minus sin squared π₯.
Both of the terms in our original equation have a coefficient of 15. This means that we can factorize 15 out of the equation. Inside the bracket, weβre left with sin squared eight π₯ minus cos squared eight π₯. If we multiply each of the three terms of the double-angle formula by negative one, we get negative cos two π₯ is equal to negative cos squared π₯ plus sin squared π₯. The right-hand side of this equation can be rewritten as sin squared π₯ minus cos squared π₯. This is very similar to the expression inside the bracket, sin squared eight π₯ minus cos squared eight π₯.
Using the double-angle formula, we can see that this would be equal to negative of cos 16π₯. π¦ is equal to 15 multiplied by negative cos 16π₯. This can be rewritten as negative 15 cos 16π₯. Our next step is to use one of the rules of differentiating. If π¦ is equal to π cos ππ₯, then dπ¦ by dπ₯ is equal to negative ππ sin ππ₯.
In order to differentiate negative 15 cos 16π₯, we firstly need to multiply the negative of negative 15 by 16. And, the cos of 16π₯ becomes the sin of 16π₯. The two negative signs will become a positive. So, we need to multiply 15 by 16. 16 multiplied by 10 is equal to 160. 16 multiplied by five is equal to 80. This means that 16 multiplied by 15 is equal to 240, as 160 plus 80 equals 240. dπ¦ by dπ₯ is equal to 240 sin 16π₯. If π¦ is equal to 15 sin squared eight π₯ minus 15 cos squared eight π₯, then dπ¦ by dπ₯ is 240 sin 16π₯.
