Common Calculus Mistakes
Partial Derivative of Tangent |
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![]() (Roll the mouse over the area above to see the correction in blue) An Explanation This derivative requires the use of the chain rule. The derivative of tan(xy) with respect to x is sec2(xy) times the partial derivative of xy with respect to x, which is y. |
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