Differentiate the function $e^{\cos x}$ with respect to $x$.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → $-\sin x \cdot e^{\cos x}$ ##
Let $y = e^{\cos x}$.
Using chain rule, we have
$\frac{dy}{dx} = e^{\cos x} \cdot (-\sin x) = -(\sin x)e^{\cos x}$