How do you find the derivative of $y=arctan(secx + tanx)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-09T05:24:58

$dy/dx=(secxtanx+sec^2x)/(1+(secx+tanx)^2)$

Rearranging:

$tany=secx+tanx$

Differentiating both sides, and recalling to use the chain rule on the left:

$sec^2y*dy/dx=secxtanx+sec^2x$

Solving for the derivative:

$dy/dx=(secxtanx+sec^2x)/sec^2y$

Using the Pythagorean identity:

$dy/dx=(secxtanx+sec^2x)/(1+tan^2y)$

Using $tany=secx+tanx$ :

$dy/dx=(secxtanx+sec^2x)/(1+(secx+tanx)^2)$

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