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Homework Statement
Let ##f(x) = \frac{\sin x}{b + \cos(ax)}##. Show that the nth derivative ##f^{(n)}(0) = 0## if n is an even integer.
Homework Equations
Leibniz's generalised product rule:
##(f \cdot g)^{(n)} = \sum_{k = 0}^{n} \binom{n}{k} f^{(k)}g^{(n-k)}##
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm letting ##f(x) = \sin x## and ##g(x) = \frac{1}{b + \cos(ax)}## then applying Leibniz's rule. Clearly, the terms of the series k = 0, k = 2, ... (every even k) are all 0 when x = 0, since they all contain an even derivative of sin (which gives us sin again). But what do I do about the derivatives of g(x)? Is this the right approach?