Differentiate y=sin(x)*x^2.

Using the chain rule, we let u = sin(x) and v = x^2. Then dy/dx = udv/dx + vdu/dx. dv/dx = 2x and du/dx = cos(x). So dy/dx = sin(x)2x + x^2cos(x).

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