What is the derivative of f(x) = x²·sin(x)?

What is the derivative of f(x) = x²·sin(x)?

Explanation

This is a product of two functions, so we apply the product rule:

Here,

  • , so


  • v = sin(x)
    , so v' = cos(x)

Now apply the rule:

f'(x) = 2x cdot sin(x) + x^2 cdot cos(x)