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Verified Answer :

You must use product rule:

(dr/dx) = cos(x) dx/dr(cot(x)) + (dx/dr)cos(x) cot(x)

r' = cos(x) -csc²(x) + -sin(x) cot(x)

If simplification is needed:

r' = -cos(x) \(\frac{1}{sin^{2}(x)}\) - sin(x) \(\frac{cos(x)}{sin(x)}\)

r' = \(\frac{-cos(x)}{sin^{2}(x)}\) - cos(x)

There are other forms. Good luck!