Question

what is the derivative of 5cotx

Answer 1

Answer:

By the Sum Rule, the derivative of 5−cot(x) 5 - cot ( x ) with respect to x x is ddx[5]+ddx[−cot(x)] d d x [ 5 ] + d d x [ - cot ( x ) ] . Since 5 5 is constant with respect to x x , the derivative of 5 5 with respect to x x is 0 0 .