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f(x)=sec(x)^2

Derivative of f(x)=sec(x)^2

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   2   
sec (x)
$$\sec^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$
d /   2   \
--\sec (x)/
dx         
$$\frac{d}{d x} \sec^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$
Detail solution
  1. Let .

  2. Apply the power rule: goes to

  3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

    1. Rewrite the function to be differentiated:

    2. Let .

    3. Apply the power rule: goes to

    4. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

      1. The derivative of cosine is negative sine:

      The result of the chain rule is:

    The result of the chain rule is:

  4. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
     2          
2*sec (x)*tan(x)
$$2 \tan{\left(x \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$
The second derivative [src]
     2    /         2   \
2*sec (x)*\1 + 3*tan (x)/
$$2 \cdot \left(3 \tan^{2}{\left(x \right)} + 1\right) \sec^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$
The third derivative [src]
     2    /         2   \       
8*sec (x)*\2 + 3*tan (x)/*tan(x)
$$8 \cdot \left(3 \tan^{2}{\left(x \right)} + 2\right) \tan{\left(x \right)} \sec^{2}{\left(x \right)}$$
The graph
Derivative of f(x)=sec(x)^2