Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises 3.6 - Page 149: 38

Answer

$r' =\frac{1}{2\sqrt{\theta}}\sec\sqrt{\theta}\tan \sqrt{\theta}\tan\left(\frac{1}{\theta}\right)-\frac{1}{\theta^2}\sec\sqrt{\theta}\sec^2\left(\frac{1}{\theta}\right)$

Work Step by Step

We can use the product rule and the chain rule. The given function is: $r=\sec\sqrt{\theta}\tan\left(\frac{1}{\theta}\right)$. Let's denote $u =\sec\sqrt{\theta}$ and $v = \tan\left(\frac{1}{\theta}\right)$. Then, the function can be rewritten as: $r = uv$. Now, let's find the derivative of $r$ with respect to $\theta$ using the product rule: $r' = u'v + uv'$ First, let's find the derivative of $u$ with respect to $\theta$ using the chain rule: $$u' = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{\theta}}\sec\sqrt{\theta}\tan \sqrt{\theta}$$ Next, let's find the derivative of $v$ with respect to $\theta$ using the chain rule: $$v' = -\frac{1}{\theta^2}\sec^2\left(\frac{1}{\theta}\right)$$ Now, substitute the derivatives of $u$ and $v$ back into the product rule formula: $$\begin{aligned} r' &=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{\theta}}\sec\sqrt{\theta}\tan \sqrt{\theta}\tan\left(\frac{1}{\theta}\right)\\ &-\frac{1}{\theta^2}\sec\sqrt{\theta}\sec^2\left(\frac{1}{\theta}\right). \end{aligned}$$
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