Differentiate:

x3 sec x


To find: Differentiation of x3 sec x


Formula used: (i) (uv)′ = u′v + uv′ (Leibnitz or product rule)


(ii)


(iii)


Let us take u = x3 and v = sec x




Putting the above obtained values in the formula :-


(uv)′ = u′v + uv′


(x3 sec x)’ = 3x2× secx + x3× secx tanx


= 3x2secx + x3secx tanx


= x2secx(3 + x tanx)


Ans) x2secx(3 + x tanx)


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