3.

5 Derivatives of
Trigonometric Functions

What youll learn about.

Derivatives of the Sine and Cosine Functions

Simple Harmonic Motion
Jerk
Derivatives of the Tangent, Cotangent, Secant
and Cosecant functions
 Warm Up: Exploration 1
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Graph sin x and nderiv(sin (x), x, x) in a
trigonometric window

Make a conjecture, what function do you

believe is the derivative of sin x?

If f(x) = sin x, then f(x) =

Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

d d
sin x cos x csc x csc x cot x
dx dx

d d
cos x sin x sec x sec x tan x
dx dx

d d
tan x sec 2 x cot x csc x
2
dx dx
 d
Find dx
tan x

d d sin x
tan x
dx dx cos x
Example 1:
Use the product & quotient rules to find the following derivatives

d 2 d sin x
x cos x
dx dx 1 cos x
 Simple Harmonic Motion
The motion of a weight bobbing up and down on the end of a spring is an
example of simple harmonic motion. If a weight hanging from a spring is
stretched 5 units beyond its resting position (s=0) and released at time t = 0
to bob up and down, its position at any later time t is

s = 5 cos t.
What is its velocity and acceleration at time t?

v(t) = a(t) =

Describe its motion.

Starts at Amplitude Period

Greatest Velocity Greatest Acceleration

 What about JERK?

A sudden change in acceleration is called a jerk. The

derivative responsible for jerk is the third derivative of
position.

Jerk is the derivative of acceleration. If a bodys position at

time t is s(t), the bodys jerk at time t is

3
da d s
j (t ) 3
dt dt
 Example 3: A Couple of Jerks

a) FYI The jerk caused by the constant acceleration of

gravity (g = -32 ft/sec2) is zero.

This explains why we dont experience motion sickness sitting

around!

b) Find the jerk of the simple harmonic motion in Example 2.

 Finding Tangent and Normal Lines

Find equations for the lines that are tangent and normal to

sin x
the graph of f ( x)
x

Slope of tangent

Tangent line

Normal line
 Example 5 A Trigonometric Second Derivative
Find y if y = csc x.
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 Homework
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