MCQ
The derivative of x2 cos x is:
  • A
    2x sin x - x2 sin x
  • B
    2x cos x - x2 sin x
  • C
    2x sin x - x2 cos x
  • D
    cosx - x2 sin x cos x

Answer

  1. 2x cos x - x2 sin x

Solution:

$\frac{ \text{d}}{\text{dx}(\text{x}2 \text{cos x})}$

Using the formula $ \frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx} [\text{f(x) g(x)}]} = \text{f}(\text{x}) \Big[\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx} \text{g}(\text{x})}\Big] + \text{g(x)} \Big[\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx} \text{f(x})}\Big]$

$= \frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}(\text{x}^2 \cos \text{x})} = \text{x}^2 \Big[\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx} (\cos \text{x})}\Big] + \cos x \Big[\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx } \text{x}^2}\Big]$

$ = \text{x}^2(-\sin \text{x}) + \cos\text{x}(2\text{x})$

$ = 2\text{x} \cos \text{x} – \text{x}2 \sin \text{x}$

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