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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.3.67

"In Exercises 59–86, find the derivative of y with respect to the given independent variable.
67. y = 7^(sec θ) ln 7"

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Identify the function to differentiate: \(y = 7^{\sec \theta} \ln 7\). Notice that \(\ln 7\) is a constant multiplier.
Rewrite the function to clarify the structure: \(y = (7^{\sec \theta}) \cdot (\ln 7)\), where \(\ln 7\) is constant with respect to \(\theta\).
Recall the derivative formula for an exponential function with a variable exponent: If \(y = a^{u(\theta)}\), then \(\frac{dy}{d\theta} = a^{u(\theta)} \ln a \cdot \frac{du}{d\theta}\).
Apply the formula with \(a = 7\) and \(u(\theta) = \sec \theta\). Compute \(\frac{du}{d\theta} = \frac{d}{d\theta} (\sec \theta) = \sec \theta \tan \theta\).
Combine all parts to write the derivative: \(\frac{dy}{d\theta} = \ln 7 \cdot 7^{\sec \theta} \cdot \ln 7 \cdot \sec \theta \tan \theta\). Simplify by multiplying constants where appropriate.

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