University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 3 - Practice Exercises - Page 202: 11

Answer

$y'=2 \tan x\sec^2 x$

Work Step by Step

Given that $y=2 \tan^2 x-\sec^2x$ Apply derivative rules of differentiation: $f(x)=p'(x)q(x)+p(x)q'(x)$ $y'=\frac{d}{dx}[2 \tan^2 x-\sec^2x]$ $=4 \tan x\sec^2 x-2\sec x (\sec x \tan x)$ Hence, $y'=2 \tan x\sec^2 x$
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