Sine of square function

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Definition

This function is defined as the composite of the sine function and the square function. Explicitly, it is the function:

$x \mapsto \sin(x^2)$

Note that this is different from $\sin^2$, the sine-squared function. It also differs from the sine of sine function, obtained by composing the sine function with itself.

Graph

Here is a zoomed out graph for the domain restricted to $[-5\sqrt{\pi},5\sqrt{\pi}]$:

Differentiation

Using the chain rule for differentiation

WHAT WE USE: chain rule for differentiation, differentiation rule for power functions, sine function#Differentiation

We use the chain rule for differentiation viewing the function as the composite of the square function on the inside and the sine function on the outside:

$\frac{d}{dx}[\sin(x^2)] = \frac{d(\sin(x^2))}{d(x^2)} \frac{d(x^2)}{dx} = (\cos(x^2))(2x) = 2x\cos(x^2)$