Differentiating f(t) with Chain Rule

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f(t) = (1+tan t)^(1/3) differentiate using chain rule.

u = 1 + tan t
y = u^(1/3)

dy/dt = dy/du x du/dt


u=1+tan t

1/3 u^(-2/3) when u = 1 + tan t x sec^(2)t =

= sec^(2)t/3(1+tan t)^(2/3)

Did I do this correct??
 
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[tex]f(t) = (1+ \tan t)^{\frac{1}{3}}[/tex].

[tex]\frac{du}{dt} = sec^{2} t[/tex]

So it should be [tex]\frac{1}{3}(1+ \tan t)^{-\frac{2}{3}}\sec^{2}t[/tex]
 
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If we wish to calculate the derivative of (1) respect to x, q>0 and real