Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 16 - Section 16.2 - Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions and Applications - Exercises - Page 1169: 11

Answer

$$t'\left( x \right) = \frac{{ - {{\csc }^2}x - \sec x{{\csc }^2}x - \sec x}}{{{{\left( {1 + \sec x} \right)}^2}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & t\left( x \right) = \frac{{\cot x}}{{1 + \sec x}} \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & t'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{{\cot x}}{{1 + \sec x}}} \right] \cr & {\text{By the quotient rule}} \cr & t'\left( x \right) = \frac{{\left( {1 + \sec x} \right)\left( {\cot x} \right)' - \cot x\left( {1 + \sec x} \right)'}}{{{{\left( {1 + \sec x} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Computing derivatives}} \cr & t'\left( x \right) = \frac{{\left( {1 + \sec x} \right)\left( { - {{\csc }^2}x} \right) - \cot x\left( {\sec x\tan x} \right)}}{{{{\left( {1 + \sec x} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & t'\left( x \right) = \frac{{ - {{\csc }^2}x - \sec x{{\csc }^2}x - \sec x}}{{{{\left( {1 + \sec x} \right)}^2}}} \cr} $$
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