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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.5.29

Find the derivative of the following functions.
y = cos x/sin x + 1

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Step 1: Recognize that the function y = \(\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}\) + 1 can be rewritten as y = \(\cot\) x + 1, where \(\cot\) x is the cotangent function.
Step 2: Recall the derivative of the cotangent function: \(\frac{d}{dx}\)(\(\cot\) x) = -\(\csc\)^2 x.
Step 3: Differentiate the function y = \(\cot\) x + 1 with respect to x. The derivative of a constant (1 in this case) is 0.
Step 4: Apply the derivative rule from Step 2 to find the derivative of \(\cot\) x, which is -\(\csc\)^2 x.
Step 5: Combine the results from Steps 3 and 4 to express the derivative of the entire function: \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) = -\(\csc\)^2 x.

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