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"query": {
"display": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(\\cos\\left(xy^{2}\\right)\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "DERIVATIVE#\\frac{\\partial }{\\partial x}(\\cos(xy^{2}))"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Calculus",
"topic": "Derivatives",
"subTopic": "Partial Derivatives",
"default": "-\\sin(xy^{2})y^{2}",
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"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(\\cos\\left(xy^{2}\\right)\\right)=-\\sin\\left(xy^{2}\\right)y^{2}$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(\\cos\\left(xy^{2}\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Treat $$y\\:$$as a constant"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply the chain rule:$${\\quad}-\\sin\\left(xy^{2}\\right)\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(xy^{2}\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(\\cos\\left(xy^{2}\\right)\\right)",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(xy^{2}\\right)\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(xy^{2}\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the chain rule: $$\\frac{df\\left(u\\right)}{dx}=\\frac{df}{du}\\cdot\\frac{du}{dx}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$f=\\cos\\left(u\\right),\\:\\:u=xy^{2}$$"
],
"result": "=\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:u}\\left(\\cos\\left(u\\right)\\right)\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(xy^{2}\\right)",
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},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:u}\\left(\\cos\\left(u\\right)\\right)=-\\sin\\left(u\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:u}\\left(\\cos\\left(u\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:u}\\left(\\cos\\left(u\\right)\\right)=-\\sin\\left(u\\right)$$",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(u\\right)"
}
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"type": "step",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(u\\right)\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(xy^{2}\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Substitute back $$u=xy^{2}$$",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(xy^{2}\\right)\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(xy^{2}\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(xy^{2}\\right)=y^{2}$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(xy^{2}\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\left(a{\\cdot}f\\right)'=a{\\cdot}f'$$",
"result": "=y^{2}\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{\\partial\\:}{\\partial\\:x}\\left(x\\right)=1$$",
"result": "=y^{2}\\cdot\\:1"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=y^{2}",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(xy^{2}\\right)y^{2}"
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Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Treat as a constant
Apply the chain rule:
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