What are the critical values, if any, of f(x)=2secx + tan x in[-pi,pi]?
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Explanation:
Quickly showing the derivations for the derivatives of
d/dxsecx=d/dx(1/cosx)
color(white)(d/dxsecx)=d/dx(cosx)^-1
color(white)(d/dxsecx)=-(cosx)^-2d/dx(cosx)
color(white)(d/dxsecx)=-1/cos^2x(-sinx)
color(white)(d/dxsecx)=1/cosx(sinx/cosx)
color(white)(d/dxsecx)=secxtanx
d/dxtanx=d/dx(sinx/cosx)
color(white)(d/dxtanx)=((d/dxsinx)cosx-sinx(d/dxcosx))/cos^2x
color(white)(d/dxtanx)=(cosx(cosx)-sinx(-sinx))/cos^2x
color(white)(d/dxtanx)=(cos^2x+sin^2x)/cos^2x
color(white)(d/dxtanx)=1/cos^2x
color(white)(d/dxtanx)=sec^2x
So, if
f'(x)=2secxtanx+sec^2x
color(white)(f'(x))=(2sinx)/cos^2x+1/cos^2x
color(white)(f'(x))=(2sinx+1)/cos^2x
A critical value will occur when
We note that