How do you differentiate y=5x^6-sec^-1xy=5x6sec1x?

1 Answer
Feb 13, 2018

dy/dx=30x^5-1/(xsqrt(x^2-1)dydx=30x51xx21

Explanation:

y=5x^6-sec^-1xy=5x6sec1x
dy/dx=d/dx(5x^6-sec^-1x)dydx=ddx(5x6sec1x)
Using sum rule
=d/dx(5x^6)-d/dx(sec^-1x)=ddx(5x6)ddx(sec1x)
d/dx(5x^6)=5.d/dx(x^6)ddx(5x6)=5.ddx(x6)
=(5)(6)x^(6-1)=30x^5=(5)(6)x61=30x5
d/dx(sec^-1x)=1/(xsqrt(x^2-1)ddx(sec1x)=1xx21
Thus,
dy/dx=30x^5-1/(xsqrt(x^2-1)dydx=30x51xx21