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"query": {
"display": "derivative of $$\\cot^{3}\\left(4x+1\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "PRE_CALC#derivative \\cot^{3}(4x+1)"
},
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"default": "-12\\cot^{2}(4x+1)\\csc^{2}(4x+1)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot^{3}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)=-12\\cot^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\csc^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot^{3}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply the chain rule:$${\\quad}3\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)^{2}\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot^{3}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)",
"result": "=3\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)^{2}\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the chain rule: $$\\frac{df\\left(u\\right)}{dx}=\\frac{df}{du}\\cdot\\frac{du}{dx}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$f=u^{3},\\:\\:u=\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=\\frac{d}{du}\\left(u^{3}\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{du}\\left(u^{3}\\right)=3u^{2}$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{du}\\left(u^{3}\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x^a\\right)=a{\\cdot}x^{a-1}$$",
"result": "=3u^{3-1}",
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"type": "step",
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"result": "=3u^{2}",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=3u^{2}\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Substitute back $$u=\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)$$",
"result": "=3\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)^{2}\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)=-\\csc^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\cdot\\:4$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply the chain rule:$${\\quad}-\\csc^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x+1\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)",
"result": "=-\\csc^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x+1\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the chain rule: $$\\frac{df\\left(u\\right)}{dx}=\\frac{df}{du}\\cdot\\frac{du}{dx}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$f=\\cot\\left(u\\right),\\:\\:u=4x+1$$"
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"result": "=\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\cot\\left(u\\right)\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x+1\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\cot\\left(u\\right)\\right)=-\\csc^{2}\\left(u\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\cot\\left(u\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\cot\\left(u\\right)\\right)=-\\csc^{2}\\left(u\\right)$$",
"result": "=-\\csc^{2}\\left(u\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=-\\csc^{2}\\left(u\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x+1\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Substitute back $$u=4x+1$$",
"result": "=-\\csc^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x+1\\right)"
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"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x+1\\right)=4$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x+1\\right)",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Sum/Difference Rule: $$\\left(f{\\pm}g\\right)'=f'{\\pm}g'$$",
"result": "=\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x\\right)+\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(1\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x\\right)=4$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(4x\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\left(a{\\cdot}f\\right)'=a{\\cdot}f'$$",
"result": "=4\\frac{dx}{dx}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{dx}{dx}=1$$",
"result": "=4\\cdot\\:1"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=4",
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"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(1\\right)=0$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(1\\right)",
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"primary": "Derivative of a constant: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left({a}\\right)=0$$",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=4+0"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=-\\csc^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\cdot\\:4"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=3\\left(\\cot\\left(4x+1\\right)\\right)^{2}\\left(-\\csc^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\cdot\\:4\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=-12\\cot^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)\\csc^{2}\\left(4x+1\\right)",
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