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"query": {
"display": "derivative of $$f\\left(x\\right)=\\sin\\left(3x\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "PRE_CALC#derivative f(x)=\\sin(3x)"
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"default": "\\cos(3x)\\cdot 3",
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"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\sin\\left(3x\\right)\\right)=\\cos\\left(3x\\right)\\cdot\\:3$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\sin\\left(3x\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply the chain rule:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(3x\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\sin\\left(3x\\right)\\right)",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(3x\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x\\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": [
"$$f=\\sin\\left(u\\right),\\:\\:u=3x$$"
],
"result": "=\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\sin\\left(u\\right)\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\sin\\left(u\\right)\\right)=\\cos\\left(u\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\sin\\left(u\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\sin\\left(u\\right)\\right)=\\cos\\left(u\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(u\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(u\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Substitute back $$u=3x$$",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(3x\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x\\right)=3$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(3x\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\left(a{\\cdot}f\\right)'=a{\\cdot}f'$$",
"result": "=3\\frac{dx}{dx}"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{dx}{dx}=1$$",
"result": "=3\\cdot\\:1"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "=3",
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