Differentiate: y = sin(2x).
Using the chain rule with u = 2x:
y = sin(2x) becomes y = sin(u)
dy/dx = dy/du * du/dx
dy/du = cos(u)
du/dx = 2
So dy/dx = dy/du * du/dx = 2 cos(u).
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