Problem

Find $D_{x} y$.
\[
y=(\sec x+\tan x)^{-3}
\]
$-3(\sec x+\tan x)^{-4}\left(\tan ^{2} x+\sec x \tan x\right)$
$-3(\sec x+\tan x)^{-4}$
$-3\left(\sec x \tan x+\sec ^{2} x\right)^{-4}$
$\frac{-3 \sec x}{(\sec x+\tan x)^{3}}$

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Final Answer: The derivative of the function \(y=(\sec x+\tan x)^{-3}\) is \(\boxed{-3(\tan x+\sec x)^{-4}(\tan ^{2} x+\sec x \tan x)}\)

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Step 1 :Given the function \(y=(\sec x+\tan x)^{-3}\), we are asked to find its derivative \(D_{x} y\).

Step 2 :We can use the chain rule to find the derivative of this function. The chain rule states that the derivative of a composite function is the derivative of the outer function times the derivative of the inner function.

Step 3 :In this case, the outer function is \(f(u) = u^{-3}\) and the inner function is \(g(x) = \sec x + \tan x\).

Step 4 :We need to find the derivatives of these two functions and then multiply them together.

Step 5 :The derivative of the function is \(-3(\sec x+\tan x)^{-4}(\tan ^{2} x+\sec x \tan x)\), which simplifies to \(-3(\sec x+\tan x)^{-4}\).

Step 6 :Final Answer: The derivative of the function \(y=(\sec x+\tan x)^{-3}\) is \(\boxed{-3(\tan x+\sec x)^{-4}(\tan ^{2} x+\sec x \tan x)}\)

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