DIFFERENTIATING

TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS
Prepared by:
Saldaña, Jomari James O.
TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTIES
• 𝑄𝑈𝑂𝑇𝐼𝐸𝑁𝑇 𝐼𝐷𝑠 • PYTHAGOREAN IDs
 tan 𝜃 =
sin 𝜃  sin2 𝜃 + cos2 𝜃 = 1
cos 𝜃
cos 𝜃  1 + cot 2 𝜃 = csc 2 𝜃
 cot 𝜃 =
sin 𝜃  tan2 𝜃 + 1 = sec 2 𝜃

• RECIPROCAL IDs • DOUBLE ANGLE IDs

1
 csc 𝜃 =  sin 2𝜃 = 2 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
sin 𝜃
 sec 𝜃 =
1  cos 2𝜃 = cos2 𝜃 − sin2 𝜃
cos 𝜃
1
= 2 cos 2 𝜃 − 1
 cot 𝜃 =
tan 𝜃
= 1 − 2 sin2 𝜃
TRIGONOMETRIC DERIVATIVES

𝑑 sin 𝑢 = cos 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢 𝑑 cos 𝑢 = − sin 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢

𝑑 sec 𝑢 = sec 𝑢 tan 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢 𝑑 csc 𝑢 = − csc 𝑢 cot 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢

𝑑 tan 𝑢 = sec 2 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢 𝑑 cot 𝑢 = − csc 2 𝑢 ∙ 𝑑𝑢

EXAMPLE 1.

𝑦 = sin 3𝑥

𝑦 ′ = cos 3𝑥 ∙ 𝑑 3𝑥

𝒚′ = 𝟑 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟑𝒙
EXAMPLE 2.

𝑦 = cos 4𝑡

𝑦 ′ = − sin 4𝑡 ∙ 𝑑(4𝑡)

𝒚′ = −𝟒 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝒕
EXAMPLE 3.

𝑤 = tan 2𝜃

𝑤 ′ = sec 2 2𝜃 ∙ 𝑑(2𝜃)

𝒘′ = 𝟐 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟐 𝟐𝜽
EXAMPLE 4.

1
𝑧 = sec 𝑦
2

′
1 1 1
𝑧 = sec 𝑦 tan 𝑦 ∙ 𝑑 𝑦
2 2 2

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝒛′ = 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝒚 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒚
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
EXAMPLE 5.

𝑦 = cot 5𝑥

𝑦 ′ = − csc 2 5𝑥 ∙ 𝑑 5𝑥

𝒚′ = −𝟓 𝐜𝐬𝐜 𝟐 𝟓𝒙
EXAMPLE 6.

𝑦 = csc 7𝑥

𝑦 ′ = − csc 7𝑥 cot 7𝑥 ∙ 𝑑(7𝑥)

𝒚′ = −𝟕 𝐜𝐬𝐜 𝟕𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝟕𝒙
EXAMPLE 7.

𝑦 = cos 4 𝑡 − sin4 𝑡

𝑦 ′ = 4 cos 𝑡 3
∙ 𝑑 cos 𝑡 − 4 sin 𝑡 3
∙ 𝑑(sin 𝑡)

𝑦 ′ = 4 cos 𝑡 3 − sin 𝑡 − 4 sin 𝑡 3 (cos 𝑡)

𝑦 ′ = −4 sin 𝑡 cos 𝑡 (cos 2 𝑡 + sin2 𝑡)

𝑦 ′ = −2 2 sin 𝑡 cos 𝑡

𝒚′ = −𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝒕
EXAMPLE 8.

𝑦 = sec 2 𝜃 − tan2 𝜃

𝑦 ′ = 2 sec 𝜃 ∙ 𝑑 sec 𝜃 − 2 tan 𝜃 ∙ 𝑑 tan 𝜃

𝑦 ′ = 2 sec 𝜃 sec 𝜃 tan 𝜃 − 2(tan 𝜃)(sec 2 𝜃)

𝒚′ = 𝟎
EXAMPLE 9.

𝑦 = sec 4 𝜃 − tan4 𝜃

𝑦 ′ = 4 sec 𝜃 3
∙ 𝑑 sec 𝜃 − 4 tan 𝜃 3
∙ 𝑑(tan 𝜃)

𝑦 ′ = 4 sec 𝜃 3 sec 𝜃 tan 𝜃 − 4 tan 𝜃 3 (sec 2 𝜃)

𝑦 ′ = 4 sec 2 𝜃 tan 𝜃 (sec 2 𝜃 − tan2 𝜃)

𝒚′ = 𝟒 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟐 𝜽 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽
EXAMPLE 10.

𝑟 = cos 𝜃 cot 𝜃

𝑟 ′ = cos 𝜃 ∙ 𝑑 cot 𝜃 + cot 𝜃 ∙ 𝑑(cos 𝜃)

𝑟 ′ = cos 𝜃 − csc 2 𝜃 + cot 𝜃 (− sin 𝜃)

− cos 𝜃 − sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃

𝑟′ = +
sin2 𝜃 sin 𝜃

𝒓′ = − 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽 (𝐜𝐬𝐜 𝟐 𝜽 + 𝟏)
EXAMPLE 11.

𝑤 = sin4 𝑦 cos 4 𝑦

𝑤 ′ = sin4 𝑦 4 cos 𝑦 3
∙ 𝑑 cos 𝑦 + cos 4 𝑦 [4 sin 𝑦 3
∙ 𝑑(sin 𝑦)]

𝑤 ′ = sin4 𝑦 4 cos 3 𝑦 − sin 𝑦 + cos 4 𝑦[4 sin 𝑦 3 (cos 𝑦)]

𝑤 ′ = 4 sin3 𝑦 cos 3 𝑦 − sin2 𝑦 + cos 2 𝑦

1
𝑤′ = 8 sin3 𝑦 cos 3 𝑦 (cos 2𝑦)
2

1
𝑤′ = 2 sin 𝑦 cos 𝑦 3 cos 2𝑦
2

𝟏
𝒘′ = 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟑 𝟐𝒚 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐𝒚
𝟐
EXAMPLE 12.

𝑡
𝑥 = 2 cos 2
2

𝑡 𝑡
𝑥 ′ = 2 2 cos ∙ 𝑑 cos
2 2

𝑡 1 𝑡
𝑥 ′ = 2 2 cos − sin
2 2 2

𝑡 𝑡
𝑥′ = − 2 sin cos
2 2

𝒙′ = − 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒕
EXAMPLE 13.

𝑦 = sin(cos 𝑥)

𝑦 ′ = cos cos 𝑥 ∙ 𝑑(cos 𝑥)

𝑦 ′ = cos cos 𝑥 [− sin 𝑥]

𝒚′ = − 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙)
EXAMPLE 14.

𝑦 = tan(𝑥 sin 𝑥)

𝑦 ′ = sec 2 𝑥 sin 𝑥 ∙ 𝑑 𝑥 sin 𝑥

𝑦 ′ = sec 2 𝑥 sin 𝑥 𝑥 cos 𝑥 + sin 𝑥 1

𝒚′ = 𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙 + 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟐 (𝒙 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙)