Learn How to Apply the Chain Rule to Derive the Derivative of Secant x in Simple Steps

d/dx(secx)

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Using the chain rule, we have:

d/dx(secx) = d/dx(1/cosx) = (-1/cos^2x) * d/dx(cosx)

We can simplify d/dx(cosx) using the identity d/dx(cosx) = -sinx, so:

d/dx(secx) = (-1/cos^2x) * (-sinx) = sinx/cos^2x

Using the trigonometric identity sinx/cosx = tanx, we can simplify further to:

d/dx(secx) = tanx/cosx

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