How do I differentiate y=ln(sec(x) tan(x))? Calculus Basic Differentiation Rules Chain Rule 1 Answer Gió Feb 22, 2015 You use the Chain Rule deriving first ln as it is and then multiplying by the derivative of the argument and also the Product Rule where: if f(x)=g(x)*h(x) f'(x)=g'(x)h(x)+g(x)h'(x) You get: y'=1/(sec(x)tan(x))*[sec(x)tan(x)tan(x)+sec(x)sec^2(x)]= =tan(x)+sec^2(x)/tan(x) Answer link Related questions What is the Chain Rule for derivatives? How do you find the derivative of y= 6cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=6 cos(x^3+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(sin(x)) ? How do you find the derivative of y=ln(e^x+3) ? How do you find the derivative of y=tan(5x) ? How do you find the derivative of y= (4x-x^2)^10 ? How do you find the derivative of y= (x^2+3x+5)^(1/4) ? How do you find the derivative of y= ((1+x)/(1-x))^3 ? See all questions in Chain Rule Impact of this question 2799 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License