Derivative of $$$\sin{\left(4 t \right)}$$$

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Find $$$\frac{d}{dt} \left(\sin{\left(4 t \right)}\right)$$$.

Solution

The function $$$\sin{\left(4 t \right)}$$$ is the composition $$$f{\left(g{\left(t \right)} \right)}$$$ of two functions $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \sin{\left(u \right)}$$$ and $$$g{\left(t \right)} = 4 t$$$.

Apply the chain rule $$$\frac{d}{dt} \left(f{\left(g{\left(t \right)} \right)}\right) = \frac{d}{du} \left(f{\left(u \right)}\right) \frac{d}{dt} \left(g{\left(t \right)}\right)$$$:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dt} \left(\sin{\left(4 t \right)}\right)\right)} = {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(\sin{\left(u \right)}\right) \frac{d}{dt} \left(4 t\right)\right)}$$

The derivative of the sine is $$$\frac{d}{du} \left(\sin{\left(u \right)}\right) = \cos{\left(u \right)}$$$:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(\sin{\left(u \right)}\right)\right)} \frac{d}{dt} \left(4 t\right) = {\color{red}\left(\cos{\left(u \right)}\right)} \frac{d}{dt} \left(4 t\right)$$

Return to the old variable:

$$\cos{\left({\color{red}\left(u\right)} \right)} \frac{d}{dt} \left(4 t\right) = \cos{\left({\color{red}\left(4 t\right)} \right)} \frac{d}{dt} \left(4 t\right)$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\frac{d}{dt} \left(c f{\left(t \right)}\right) = c \frac{d}{dt} \left(f{\left(t \right)}\right)$$$ with $$$c = 4$$$ and $$$f{\left(t \right)} = t$$$:

$$\cos{\left(4 t \right)} {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dt} \left(4 t\right)\right)} = \cos{\left(4 t \right)} {\color{red}\left(4 \frac{d}{dt} \left(t\right)\right)}$$

Apply the power rule $$$\frac{d}{dt} \left(t^{n}\right) = n t^{n - 1}$$$ with $$$n = 1$$$, in other words, $$$\frac{d}{dt} \left(t\right) = 1$$$:

$$4 \cos{\left(4 t \right)} {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dt} \left(t\right)\right)} = 4 \cos{\left(4 t \right)} {\color{red}\left(1\right)}$$

Thus, $$$\frac{d}{dt} \left(\sin{\left(4 t \right)}\right) = 4 \cos{\left(4 t \right)}$$$.

Answer

$$$\frac{d}{dt} \left(\sin{\left(4 t \right)}\right) = 4 \cos{\left(4 t \right)}$$$A


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