Re: if y = sin5 + log base10 X +2 sec x find dy/dx
rahulk said:
if y = sin5 + log base10 X +2 sec x find dy/dx
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dy/dx= cos5 + 1/(log 5)x+ 2 sec x tanxIs it true answer
As I said before, please post calculus questions in our "Calculus" forum, and please don't begin a new thread for the same question. I have moved and merged accordingly.
Now, let's look at each term of the given function:
$$y=\sin(5)+\log(x)+2\sec(x)$$
The first term is $\sin(5)$, and this is a constant, in that it does not depend on the independent variable $x$, and so its derivative is zero. For the second term, let's write:
$$u=\log(x)$$
Using the change of base formula, we may write:
$$u=\frac{\ln(x)}{\ln(10)}$$
Hence, using the rule for differentiating the natural log function, we obtain:
$$\d{u}{x}=\frac{1}{x\ln(10)}$$
For the third term, let's write:
$$u=2\sec(x)=\frac{2}{\cos(x)}$$
Using the quotient rule, we obtain:
$$\d{u}{x}=\frac{\cos(x)(0)-2(-\sin(x))}{\cos^2(x)}=2\sec(x)\tan(x)$$
So, putting it all together, we have:
$$\d{y}{x}=\frac{1}{x\ln(10)}+2\sec(x)\tan(x)$$