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"display": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{x^{2}}\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "DERIVATIVE#\\frac{d}{dx}(\\frac{\\sin(x)}{x^{2}})"
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"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{x^{2}}\\right)=\\frac{x\\cos\\left(x\\right)-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{x^{3}}$$",
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"primary": "Apply the Quotient Rule: $$\\left(\\frac{f}{g}\\right)'=\\frac{f'{\\cdot}g-g'{\\cdot}f}{g^{2}}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)x^{2}-\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^{2}\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\left(x^{2}\\right)^{2}}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)"
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"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^{2}\\right)=2x$$",
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"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^a\\right)=a{\\cdot}x^{a-1}$$",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{\\cos\\left(x\\right)x^{2}-2x\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\left(x^{2}\\right)^{2}}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{\\cos\\left(x\\right)x^{2}-2x\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\left(x^{2}\\right)^{2}}:{\\quad}\\frac{x\\cos\\left(x\\right)-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{x^{3}}$$",
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"result": "=\\frac{x\\cos\\left(x\\right)-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{x^{3}}",
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"title": "Factor $$\\cos\\left(x\\right)x^{2}-2x\\sin\\left(x\\right):{\\quad}x\\left(\\cos\\left(x\\right)x-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(x\\right)x^{2}-2x\\sin\\left(x\\right)",
"result": "=\\frac{x\\left(\\cos\\left(x\\right)x-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)}{\\left(x^{2}\\right)^{2}}",
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"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^{b+c}=a^{b}a^{c}$$",
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"title": "Simplify $$\\left(x^{2}\\right)^{2}:{\\quad}x^{4}$$",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{x\\left(x\\cos\\left(x\\right)-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)}{x^{4}}"
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"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$x$$",
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Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Apply the Quotient Rule:
Simplify
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