easy differentiation?

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June 1st 2009, 04:11 AM
djmccabie

easy differentiation?

ok i Just came out of an exam an wondering if I differentiated part of a question right.

I know

$tan(x)$ differentiates to $sec^2x$

but would $tan(2x)$ differentiate to $2sec^22x$ or $2sec^24x$ ?
June 1st 2009, 04:12 AM
Moo

Hello,

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Originally Posted by djmccabie

ok i Just came out of an exam an wondering if I differentiated part of a question right.

I know

$tan(x)$ differentiates to $sec^2x$

but would $tan(2x)$ differentiate to $2sec^22x$ or $2sec^24x$ ?

To $2\sec^2(2x)$

Use the chain rule : $[u(v(x))]'=v'(x)u'(v(x))$

Here, $v(x)=2x$ and u=tan
June 1st 2009, 05:22 AM
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$\frac{d}{dx} \tan 2x= 2\sec^2 2x$

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