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\n" ); document.write( "f(x) = sin(ax+b)
\n" ); document.write( "f'(x) = a*(cos(ax+b))
\n" ); document.write( "f(2)(x) = a^2*(-sin(ax+b))
\n" ); document.write( "f(3)(x) = a^3*(-cos(ax+b))
\n" ); document.write( "f(4)(x) = a^4*(sin(ax+b))
\n" ); document.write( "f(5)(x) = a^5*(cos(ax+b))
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\n" ); document.write( "You can generalize that pattern however you want.

\n" ); document.write( "For g(x) = cos(ax+b), there would be a similar pattern in the derivatives, which you can determine based on the derivatives shown above for sin(ax+b).

\n" ); document.write( "However, the second part of your question shows g(x) = cos(a+b), which is a constant. So all the derivatives of g(x) are zero.

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