DERIVATIVE OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

Recall the basic trigonometric functions:

sin sin ( x ) , cos cos ( x ) , tan tan ( x ) , csc csc ( x ) , sec sec ( x ) , cot cot ( x ) . All these functions are
continuous and differentiable in their domains.
Below we make a list of derivatives fore these functions:
a. D x (sin sin x )=cos cos ( x ) D x (x )
b . Dx ( cosx )=−sin sin ( x ) Dx ( x )

cosx ( cosx ) −sinx (−sinx )

( ta n' x )= sinx =
( cosx ) 2
cos x

cos2 x+ sin2 x 1 2
¿ 2
= 2 =sec x
cos x cos x

c. D x ( tanx )=−sin sin ( x ) Dx ( x )

¿
cosx 1 cosx
¿− = × =−csc csc ( x ) cot ⁡( x )
sin x sin sinx
2

d . D x ( cscx )=−csc csc ( x ) cot cot ( x ) Dx ( x )

¿
sinx 1 sinx
¿ = × =sex ( x ) tan tan ( x )
cos x cosx cosx
2

e. D x ( secx )=sec sec ( x ) tan tan ( x ) D x ( x )

'
(−sinx ) ( sinx )−( cosx ) ( cosx )
( cotx )' = cosx =
( )
sinx sin 2 x

sin 2 x +cos 2 x −1 2
¿− 2
= 2 =−csc x
sin x sin x

2
f. D x ( cotx )=−cs c ( x ) D x ( x )