How do you find the derivative of cos^2(x^3)? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Ashish R. Mar 6, 2016 -2cos(x^3)*sin(x^3)*3x^2 Explanation: solve it by chain rule Answer link Related questions What is the Chain Rule for derivatives? How do you find the derivative of y= 6cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=6 cos(x^3+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(sin(x)) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(e^x+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=tan(5x) ? How do you find the derivative of y= (4x-x^2)^10 ? How do you find the derivative of y= (x^2+3x+5)^(1/4) ? How do you find the derivative of y= ((1+x)/(1-x))^3 ? See all questions in Chain Rule Impact of this question 1573 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License