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Hi. I have included my working out for question 5. I get an answer of
e^-x sec2x(tan2x-1)

However the book says the answer is:
e^-x sec2x(tan2x-1)

I can't figure out where the extra 2 has come from

Any help will be appreciated.
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Original post by the_googly
Hi. I have included my working out for question 5. I get an answer of
e^-x sec2x(tan2x-1)

However the book says the answer is:
e^-x sec2x(tan2x-1)

I can't figure out where the extra 2 has come from

Any help will be appreciated.
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What extra 2?

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Anyway:

ddxsec(kx)=ksec(kx)tan(kx)\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx} \sec(kx) = k \sec(kx) \tan (kx)
(edited 10 years ago)
So,
let u=e^-x and v=sec2x
so dv/dx= 2sec2xtan2x
and du/dx= -e^-x
so dy/dx= -e^(-x)sec2x+ 2e^(-x)sec2xtan2x
so e^(-x)sec2x(2tan2x-1)
Original post by Ilhajxichjabv
So,
let u=e^-x and v=sec2x
so dv/dx= 2sec2xtan2x
and du/dx= -e^-x
so dy/dx= -e^(-x)sec2x+ 2e^(-x)sec2xtan2x
so e^(-x)sec2x(2tan2x-1)


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