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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

In particular, it is important to remember that when we talk about the function f defined for all real numbers x by

f(x) = sin x

it is understood that sin x means the sine of the angle

whose radian measure is x. A similar convention holds for the other trigonometric functions cos, tan, csc, sec, and cot.

All of the trigonometric functions are continuous at every number in their domains.

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

If we sketch the graph of the function f(x) = sin x and use the interpretation of f′(x) as the slope of the tangent to the sine curve in order to sketch the graph of f′, then it looks as if the graph of f′ may be the same as the cosine curve

(See Figure 1).

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Let’s try to confirm our guess that if f(x) = sin x, then f′(x) = cos x. From the definition of a derivative, we have

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Two of these four limits are easy to evaluate. Since we regard x as a constant when computing a limit as h → 0, we have

and

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

The limit of (sin h)/h is not so obvious. We made the guess, on the basis of numerical and graphical evidence, that

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

We now use a geometric argument to prove Equation 2.

Assume first that θ lies between 0 and π/2. Figure 2(a) shows a sector of a circle with center O, central angle θ, and radius 1.

BC is drawn perpendicular to OA.

By the definition of radian measure, we have arc AB = θ.

Also | BC | = | OB| sin θ = sin θ.

Figure 2(a)

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

From the diagram we see that

| BC | < | AB | < arc AB

Therefore sin θ < θ so < 1 Let the tangent lines at A and B

intersect at E. You can see from Figure 2(b) that the circumference of a circle is smaller than the

length of a circumscribed polygon, and so arc AB < | AE | + | EB |.

Figure 2(b)

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Thus

θ = arc AB < |AE | + | EB |

< | AE | + | ED |

= | AD | = | OA| tan θ

= tan θ Therefore we have

so

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

We know that limθ →0 1 = 1 and limθ →0 cos θ = 1, so by the Squeeze Theorem, we have

But the function (sin θ)/θ is an even function, so its right and left limits must be equal. Hence, we have

so we have proved Equation 2.

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

We can deduce the value of the remaining limit in (1) as follows:

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

If we now put the limits (2) and (3) in (1), we get

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

So we have proved the formula for the derivative of the sine function:

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Example 1

Differentiate y = x2 sin x.

Solution:

Using the Product Rule and Formula 4, we have

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Using the same methods as in the proof of Formula 4, one can prove that

The tangent function can also be differentiated by using the definition of a derivative, but it is easier to use the Quotient Rule together with Formulas 4 and 5:

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

The derivatives of the remaining trigonometric functions, csc, sec, and cot, can also be found easily using the

Quotient Rule.

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

We collect all the differentiation formulas for trigonometric functions in the following table. Remember that they are valid only when x is measured in radians.

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Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Trigonometric functions are often used in modeling

real-world phenomena. In particular, vibrations, waves,

elastic motions, and other quantities that vary in a periodic manner can be described using trigonometric functions.

In the next example we discuss an instance of simple harmonic motion.

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Example 3

An object at the end of a vertical spring is stretched 4 cm beyond its rest position and released at time t = 0. (See Figure 5 and note that the downward direction is positive.) Its position at time t is

s = f(t) = 4 cos t

Find the velocity and acceleration at time t and use them to analyze the motion of the object.

Figure 5

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Example 3 – Solution

The velocity and acceleration are

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Example 3 – Solution

The object oscillates from the lowest point (s = 4 cm) to the highest point (s = –4 cm). The period of the oscillation is 2π, the period of cos t.

cont’d

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Example 3 – Solution

The speed is | v | = 4 | sin t|, which is greatest when

| sin t| = 1, that is, when cos t = 0.

So the object moves fastest as it passes through its

equilibrium position (s = 0). Its speed is 0 when sin t = 0, that is, at the high and low points.

The acceleration a = –4 cos t = 0 when s = 0. It has greatest

magnitude at the high and low

points. See the graphs in Figure 6.

cont’d

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