University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises - Page 158: 68

Answer

$$\frac{dy}{dt}=-24\cos^3(\sec^23t)\sin(\sec^23t)\sec^23t\tan3t$$

Work Step by Step

$$\frac{dy}{dt}=\frac{d}{dt}\cos^4(\sec^23t)$$ Following the Chain Rule: $$\frac{dy}{dt}=4\cos^3(\sec^23t)\frac{d}{dt}(\cos(\sec^23t))$$ $$\frac{dy}{dt}=4\cos^3(\sec^23t)(-\sin(\sec^23t))\frac{d}{dt}(\sec^23t)$$ $$\frac{dy}{dt}=4\cos^3(\sec^23t)(-\sin(\sec^23t))2\sec3t\frac{d}{dt}(\sec3t)$$ $$\frac{dy}{dt}=8\cos^3(\sec^23t)(-\sin(\sec^23t))\sec3t(\sec3t\tan3t\frac{d}{dt}(3t))$$ $$\frac{dy}{dt}=-24\cos^3(\sec^23t)\sin(\sec^23t)\sec^23t\tan3t$$
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