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Differentiating an accumulation function with a composite upper limit

Let F(x)=∫0cos⁡(x)ln⁡(1+t2) dt.F(x) = \int_0^{\cos(x)} \ln(1+t^2)\, dt. Find F′(x)F'(x).

Hint

By FTC Part 1, if F(x)=∫ag(x)f(t) dtF(x) = \int_a^{g(x)} f(t)\, dt, then F′(x)=f(g(x))⋅g′(x)F'(x) = f(g(x)) \cdot g'(x). Here f(t)=ln⁡(1+t2)f(t) = \ln(1+t^2) and g(x)=cos⁡(x)g(x) = \cos(x), so you'll need the chain rule.

Step-by-step solution

By the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Part 1, if F(x)=∫ag(x)f(t) dtF(x) = \int_a^{g(x)} f(t)\, dt where ff is continuous, then F′(x)=f(g(x))⋅g′(x)F'(x) = f(g(x)) \cdot g'(x). Here the integrand is f(t)=ln⁡(1+t2)f(t) = \ln(1+t^2) and the upper limit is g(x)=cos⁡(x)g(x) = \cos(x), with g′(x)=−sin⁡(x)g'(x) = -\sin(x).

Substituting g(x)=cos⁡(x)g(x) = \cos(x) into ff gives f(g(x))=ln⁡(1+cos⁡2(x))f(g(x)) = \ln(1+\cos^2(x)). Multiplying by g′(x)=−sin⁡(x)g'(x) = -\sin(x) (from the chain rule) gives the final derivative: F′(x)=ln⁡(1+cos⁡2(x))⋅(−sin⁡(x))=−sin⁡(x)ln⁡(1+cos⁡2(x)).F'(x) = \ln(1+\cos^2(x)) \cdot (-\sin(x)) = -\sin(x)\ln(1+\cos^2(x)).

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