Find the derivative: Y=5arctanh(cosx)
Not even sure where to start on this. I need the answer and I'd like all the steps please.
or 5 tanh^-1 (cosx)
We need to use the chain rule, here
We have two fucnctions...the "outside' function," arctanh(cosx)
And the "inside' function," cos x
Let cos x = u and u' = -sinx
The derivative of arctanh(u) is just 1 /( 1 - u^2)
And the derivative of u is just u'
And we can think of Y' as being the "derivative of the outside function" times the "derivative of the inside function"....so we have...making the substitutions
Y' = 1/[1 - cos^2(x)] * (-sin(x)) = -sin(x)/ [sin^2(x)] = -1/sin(x) =-csc(x)
And we can just "tack" the "5" back on....so we end up with
Y'[5arctanh(cosx)] = -5csc(x)
Hope that helps...!!!
We need to use the chain rule, here
We have two fucnctions...the "outside' function," arctanh(cosx)
And the "inside' function," cos x
Let cos x = u and u' = -sinx
The derivative of arctanh(u) is just 1 /( 1 - u^2)
And the derivative of u is just u'
And we can think of Y' as being the "derivative of the outside function" times the "derivative of the inside function"....so we have...making the substitutions
Y' = 1/[1 - cos^2(x)] * (-sin(x)) = -sin(x)/ [sin^2(x)] = -1/sin(x) =-csc(x)
And we can just "tack" the "5" back on....so we end up with
Y'[5arctanh(cosx)] = -5csc(x)
Hope that helps...!!!