University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 158: 63

Answer

$$\frac{dy}{dt}=\tan^3\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\sec^2\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big(1+\tan^4\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)^2$$

Work Step by Step

$$\frac{dy}{dt}=\frac{d}{dt}\Big(1+\tan^4\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)^3$$ Following the Chain Rule: $$\frac{dy}{dt}=3\Big(1+\tan^4\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)^2\frac{d}{dt}\Big(1+\tan^4\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)$$ $$\frac{dy}{dt}=3\Big(1+\tan^4\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)^2\Big(0+4\tan^3\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\frac{d}{dt}\Big(\tan\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)$$ $$\frac{dy}{dt}=3\Big(1+\tan^4\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)^2\Big(4\tan^3\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\sec^2\frac{t}{12}\frac{d}{dt}\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)$$ $$\frac{dy}{dt}=3\Big(1+\tan^4\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)^2\Big(4\tan^3\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\sec^2\frac{t}{12}\times\Big(\frac{1}{12}\Big)\Big)$$ $$\frac{dy}{dt}=\tan^3\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\sec^2\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big(1+\tan^4\Big(\frac{t}{12}\Big)\Big)^2$$
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