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 1170: 42

Answer

$$\frac{{2\tan x\left[ {\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)\left( {{{\sec }^2}x} \right) - {e^x}\tan x} \right]}}{{{{\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)}^3}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{d}{{dx}}{\left( {\frac{{\tan x}}{{2 + {e^x}}}} \right)^2} \cr & {\text{Use the general power rule for derivatives }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{u^n}} \right] = n{u^{n - 1}}\frac{{du}}{{dx}} \cr & = 2{\left( {\frac{{\tan x}}{{2 + {e^x}}}} \right)^{2 - 1}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {\frac{{\tan x}}{{2 + {e^x}}}} \right) \cr & {\text{By the quotient rule}} \cr & = 2\left( {\frac{{\tan x}}{{2 + {e^x}}}} \right)\left( {\frac{{\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)\left( {\tan x} \right)' - \tan x\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)'}}{{{{\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)}^2}}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Computing derivatives}} \cr & = \frac{{2\tan x}}{{{{\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)}^3}}}\left[ {\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)\left( {{{\sec }^2}x} \right) - \tan x\left( {{e^x}} \right)} \right] \cr & = \frac{{2\tan x\left[ {\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)\left( {{{\sec }^2}x} \right) - {e^x}\tan x} \right]}}{{{{\left( {2 + {e^x}} \right)}^3}}} \cr} $$
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