Derivative of $$$e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}}$$$

The calculator will find the derivative of $$$e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}}$$$, with steps shown.

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Solution

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

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

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right)\right)} = {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(e^{u}\right) \frac{d}{dx} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)}$$

The derivative of the exponential is $$$\frac{d}{du} \left(e^{u}\right) = e^{u}$$$:

$${\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{du} \left(e^{u}\right)\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)}\right) = {\color{red}\left(e^{u}\right)} \frac{d}{dx} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

Return to the old variable:

$$e^{{\color{red}\left(u\right)}} \frac{d}{dx} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)}\right) = e^{{\color{red}\left(\sin{\left(x \right)}\right)}} \frac{d}{dx} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)}\right)$$

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

$$e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}} {\color{red}\left(\frac{d}{dx} \left(\sin{\left(x \right)}\right)\right)} = e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}} {\color{red}\left(\cos{\left(x \right)}\right)}$$

Thus, $$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right) = e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}} \cos{\left(x \right)}$$$.

Answer

$$$\frac{d}{dx} \left(e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right) = e^{\sin{\left(x \right)}} \cos{\left(x \right)}$$$A