Joseph J. answered 02/20/13
I specialize in tutoring math.
This looks like it should be a double-angle rule: sin(2x) = 2 sin x cos x
The double-angle rules derive from the sum formulas
sin (a + b) = sin a cos b + cos a sin b and
cos (a + b) = cos a cos b - sin a sin b
by setting b = a
sin (2x) = sin (x + x)
= sin x cos x + cos x sin x
= 2 sin x cos x
The chain rule usually refers to tools in differential and integral calculus, but I can't see an interpretation of what you posted that requires the chain rule.