Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 6 - Exponential, Logarithmic, And Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Chapter 6 Review Exercises - Page 485: 40

Answer

$$\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{4x}}{3}\root 3 \of {\frac{{{x^2} - 1}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \left( {\frac{1}{{{x^4} - 1}}} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = \root 3 \of {\frac{{{x^2} - 1}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \cr & {\text{Rewrite the radical}} \cr & y = {\left( {\frac{{{x^2} - 1}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \right)^{1/3}} \cr & {\text{Take natural logarithm on both sides}} \cr & \ln y = \ln {\left( {\frac{{{x^2} - 1}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \right)^{1/3}} \cr & {\text{Using the logarithmic properties}} \cr & \ln y = \frac{1}{3}\ln \left( {\frac{{{x^2} - 1}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \right) \cr & \ln y = \frac{1}{3}\ln \left( {{x^2} - 1} \right) - \frac{1}{3}\ln \left( {{x^2} + 1} \right) \cr & {\text{Differentiate both sides with respect to }}x \cr & \frac{1}{y}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{1}{3}\left( {\frac{{2x}}{{{x^2} - 1}}} \right) - \frac{1}{3}\left( {\frac{{2x}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Solving for }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{2y}}{3}\left[ {\frac{x}{{{x^2} - 1}} - \frac{x}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{2y}}{3}\left( {\frac{{{x^3} + x - {x^3} + x}}{{{x^4} - 1}}} \right) \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{2y}}{3}\left( {\frac{{2x}}{{{x^4} - 1}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Substituting }}y = \root 3 \of {\frac{{{x^2} - 1}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{4x}}{3}\root 3 \of {\frac{{{x^2} - 1}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \left( {\frac{1}{{{x^4} - 1}}} \right) \cr} $$
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