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Can someone explain to me why the answer is 3cos3x (it has something to do with chain rule i think)

Can someone explain to me why the answer is 3cos3x (it has something to do with chain-example-1

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Use the fundamental theorem of calculus. It says that


\displaystyle(\mathrm d)/(\mathrm dx)\int_{\text{constant}}^(g(x))f(t)\,\mathrm dt=f(g(x))\cdot(\mathrm dg)/(\mathrm dx)

In this case,
g(x)=3x and
f(t)=\cos t. Then


\displaystyle(\mathrm d)/(\mathrm dx)\int_0^(3x)\cos t\,\mathrm dt=\cos(3x)\cdot(\mathrm d)/(\mathrm dx)3x=3\cos3x

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