Calculus 10th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.8 Exercises - Page 390: 28

Answer

$y^{\prime}=$ csch $x$

Work Step by Step

Apply the Chain Rule and Th. 5.18:$\displaystyle \qquad \frac{d}{dx}[\tanh u]=({\rm sech}^{2}u)u^{\prime}$ $y=u(v(x))=\displaystyle \ln(\tanh\frac{x}{2})$ $y^{\prime}=\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}[u(v(x))]=\frac{du}{dv}\cdot\frac{dv}{dx}$ $=[\displaystyle \frac{1}{\tanh(x/2)}][{\rm sech}^{2}(\frac{x}{2})\cdot\frac{1}{2}]$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2\sinh(\frac{x}{2})\cosh(\frac{x}{2})}$ ... apply the identity:$\quad\sinh 2x=2\sinh x\cosh x$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sinh(2\cdot\frac{x}{2})}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sinh(x)}$ $=$ csch $x$
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