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angmor

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can someone explain to me how

cos x / sin x = ln (sin x) ?

thanks
 

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Ok then, I'll start by finding the derivative of [-2cos(pi(x)/2)]/ pi
y = [-2cos(pi(x)/2)]/ pi
= -2/pi * cos u, where u = pi(x)/2
dy/du = -2/pi * -sin u
= 2/pi sin u
du/dx = pi/2
.'. dy/dx = dy/du * du/dx
= 2/pi sin u * pi/2
= sin u
= sin (pi(x)/2)
From there you can see that the integral of sin (pi(x)/2) is [-2cos(pi(x)/2)]/ pi

Hope that helps :)
 
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angmor said:
can someone explain to me how

cos x / sin x = ln (sin x) ?

thanks

Do you remember how to differentiate logs?

Code:
y'=

f'(x)
-----
f(x)
so for ln (sin x)

it would be

Code:
derivative of sin x
----------------------
         sin x
which is equal to

Code:
cos x 
------
sin x
 

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