University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 158: 41

Answer

$$f'(x)=\frac{\sec x(1+x\tan x)}{2\sqrt{7+x\sec x}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$f(x)=\sqrt{7+x\sec x}=(7+x\sec x)^{1/2}$$ The derivative of function $f(x)$ is $$f'(x)=\frac{1}{2}(7+x\sec x)^{-1/2}(7+x\sec x)'$$ $$f'(x)=\frac{1}{2}(7+x\sec x)^{-1/2}\Big(0+(x)'\sec x+x(\sec x)'\Big)$$ $$f'(x)=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{7+x\sec x}}(\sec x+x\sec x\tan x)$$ $$f'(x)=\frac{\sec x(1+x\tan x)}{2\sqrt{7+x\sec x}}$$
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