Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.9 - Linearization and Differentials - Exercises 3.9 - Page 175: 25

Answer

$$dy = 4{x^2}{\sec ^2}\left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right)dx$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = 4\tan \left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right) \cr & {\text{Calculate }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {4\tan \left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right)} \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = 4{\sec ^2}\left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right)\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right] \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = 4{\sec ^2}\left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right)\left( {\frac{{3{x^2}}}{3}} \right) \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = 4{x^2}{\sec ^2}\left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right) \cr & {\text{Write in differential form}} \cr & dy = 4{x^2}{\sec ^2}\left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right)dx \cr} $$
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