Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises 3.6 - Page 148: 32

Answer

$\sec\dfrac{1}{x}(2x-\tan\dfrac{1}{x})$

Work Step by Step

Consider the derivative of function $k(x)$ as follow: $k'(x)=(x^2)'\sec(\dfrac{1}{x})+x^2[\sec(\dfrac{1}{x})]')=2x\sec\dfrac{1}{x}+x^2\sec\dfrac{1}{x}\tan\dfrac{1}{x}(\dfrac{1}{x})$ This implies that $k'(x)=2x\sec(\dfrac{1}{x})+x^2\sec(\dfrac{1}{x})\tan(\dfrac{1}{x})(-\dfrac{1}{x^2})=\sec\dfrac{1}{x}(2x-\tan\dfrac{1}{x})$
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