Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.6 - The Chain Rule - Exercises 3.6 - Page 149: 57

Answer

$\frac{dy}{dt} = -2\pi e^{\cos^{2}(\pi t-1)} \cdot \cos(\pi t-1) \cdot \sin(\pi t-1)$.

Work Step by Step

To find the derivative of $y=e^{cos^{2}(\pi t-1)}$ with respect to $t$, we can use the chain rule. The derivative of $y$ with respect to $t$ is given by: $\frac{dy}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt} (e^{\cos^{2}(\pi t-1)})$ Applying the chain rule, we get: $\frac{dy}{dt} = e^{\cos^{2}(\pi t-1)} \cdot \frac{d}{dt} (\cos^{2}(\pi t-1))$ Now, let's find the derivative of $\cos^{2}(\pi t-1)$ with respect to $t$: $\frac{d}{dt} (\cos^{2}(\pi t-1)) = -2\pi \cos(\pi t-1) \cdot \sin(\pi t-1)$ Substituting this derivative back into the original equation, we get: $\frac{dy}{dt} = e^{cos^{2}(\pi t-1)} \cdot (-2\pi cos(\pi t-1) \cdot sin(\pi t-1))$ Therefore, the derivative of $y=e^{cos^{2}(\pi t-1)}$ with respect to $t$ is $\frac{dy}{dt} = -2\pi e^{cos^{2}(\pi t-1)} \cdot cos(\pi t-1) \cdot sin(\pi t-1)$.
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