Try another version of this question Find `dy/dx` for `y=17x-5cosx`. `d/dx(17x-5cosx)=`
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To find the derivative `dy/dx` of the function `y=17x-5cosx`, apply the basic rules of differentiation to each term separately. For the linear term `17 x`, the derivative is simply the coefficient `17`. For the trigonometric term `-5 cos x`, use the derivative of cosine, remembering to include the chain rule for the coefficient `-5`.
Be sure your variables match those in the question `17+5 sin x`