Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions - 3.6 Exercises - Page 224: 14

Answer

$y' = \frac{{\tan x}}{{\ln 10}}$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = {\log _{10}}\sec x \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & y' = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{{\log }_{10}}\sec x} \right] \cr & {\text{Use the formula }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {{{\log }_b}x} \right) = \frac{1}{{x\ln b}}{\text{ and the chain rule}} \cr & y' = \frac{1}{{\left( {\sec x} \right)\left( {\ln 10} \right)}}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\sec x} \right] \cr & {\text{compute the derivative and simplify}} \cr & y' = \frac{1}{{\left( {\sec x} \right)\left( {\ln 10} \right)}}\left( {\sec x\tan x} \right) \cr & y' = \frac{{\tan x}}{{\ln 10}} \cr} $$
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