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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.R.23

Evaluate and simplify y'.


y = ln |sec 3x|

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Identify the given equation: y' * y = ln |sec(3x)|. This is a differential equation where y' is the derivative of y with respect to x.
Recognize that this is a separable differential equation. We can separate the variables y and x to solve it.
Rewrite the equation by dividing both sides by y: y' = (ln |sec(3x)|) / y.
Integrate both sides: Integrate the left side with respect to y and the right side with respect to x. The left side becomes ∫(1/y) dy, and the right side becomes ∫ln |sec(3x)| dx.
Solve the integrals: The integral of 1/y with respect to y is ln|y|, and the integral of ln |sec(3x)| with respect to x will require integration techniques such as integration by parts. After integrating, solve for y to find the general solution.

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