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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.9.48

15–48. Derivatives Find the derivative of the following functions.
s(t) = cos 2^t

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Identify the function s(t) = cos(2^t). This is a composition of functions, where the outer function is cos(u) and the inner function is u = 2^t.
Apply the chain rule for differentiation, which states that the derivative of a composite function f(g(x)) is f'(g(x)) * g'(x).
Differentiate the outer function with respect to its argument: the derivative of cos(u) is -sin(u).
Differentiate the inner function u = 2^t with respect to t. This requires using the exponential rule: the derivative of a^x is a^x * ln(a). Therefore, the derivative of 2^t is 2^t * ln(2).
Combine the results using the chain rule: the derivative of s(t) is -sin(2^t) * (2^t * ln(2)).

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