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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)

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 Feb 11, 2015

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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...!!!

 

 

 Feb 11, 2015
 #1
avatar+129845 
+15
Best Answer

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...!!!

 

 

CPhill Feb 11, 2015

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