a difference of two squares:
(a-b)(a+b) =`a^2 - b^2
`
Let a = sin x and b = cos x
(sin 2x + cos
2x)(sin 2x - cos 2x) = ` sin^2 (2x) - cos^2 (2x) `
We'll factor -1
and we'll get:
(sin 2x + cos 2x)(sin 2x - cos 2x) = -(` cos^2 (2x) -
sin^2 (2x)` )
This difference of two squares represents the formula
for the double angle:
-(`cos^2 (2x) - sin^2 (2x)` ) = - cos
(4x)
We'll apply the chain rule to differentiate with respect to
x:
f'(x) = -(-sin 4x)*(4x)'
f'(x) = 4sin
4x
The requested derivative of the given function is
f'(x) = 4sin
4x.
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