Internal Use

Differentiation of
Logarithmic and
Exponential Functions
Internal Use

Objectives
To differentiate the simplified logarithmic

and exponential functions by formulas.

To differentiate complex functions using

logarithmic differentiation.
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The Logarithmic Function

𝒂, 𝒂 > 𝟎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 ≠ 𝟏

y = log a x if and only if x = a y

Logarithmic form → y = log a x

Exponential form → x = a y

Logarithmic Form Exponential Form

1 1
log16 4 = 4= 162
2
log 2 8 = 3 8 = 23
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𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐿𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑠
Logarithms to the base 𝑒 = 2.718 are called 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 (from the Latin word
𝐿𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 or 𝑵𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒔).

log e x = ln x
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝐿𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑠
Logarithms to the base 10 are called 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒔.

log10 x = log x
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For positive numbers M , N , p, and a  1

1. log a MN = log a M + log a N
Note : log a (M  N )  log a M  log a N (not distributive)
M
2. log a = log a M − log a N
N
Note : log a
M

log a M
(not a quotient of 2 logarithms)
N log a N
3. log a N = plog a N
p

1
1
N = log a N = log a N 5. log a 1 = 0
p p
4. log a
p
6. log a a = 1 7. log a a p = p
8. If log a x = log a y , then x = y
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𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝐿𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

The derivative of the logarithmic function for any given base and any differentiable
function of 𝑢.
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒂 ∶
𝑑 1 𝑑𝑢 1 𝑑𝑢
(𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 𝑢) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 𝑒 = ; 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑢 = 𝑓 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑢 𝑑𝑥 𝑢 𝑙𝑛𝑎 𝑑𝑥

𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 = 𝒆 ∶
𝑑 1 𝑑𝑢
(𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 𝑢) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 𝑒 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑒 𝑢 = 𝑙𝑛 𝑢
𝑑𝑥 𝑢 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 1 𝑑𝑢
(ln 𝑢) = ; 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 𝑢 𝑑𝑥
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Find the derivative of each of the following natural logarithmic functions and simplify the result:

3. 𝑓 𝑥 = ln 3𝑥 2 + 1 (3 − 5𝑥)
1. 𝑦 = ln(4𝑥 − 1) 1
1 𝑓 𝑥 = ln 3𝑥 2 + 1 + ln(3 − 5𝑥)
2
′ 1
𝑦 = 4
4𝑥 − 1 𝑓 𝑥 = ln 3𝑥 2 + 1 + ln(3 − 5𝑥)
2
1 6𝑥 −5 3𝑥 5
2. 𝑓 𝑥 = ln(1 − 2𝑥)3 ′
𝑓 𝑥 = 2
+ = 2
−
𝑓 𝑥 = 3 ln(1 − 2𝑥) 2 3𝑥 + 1 (3 − 5𝑥) 3𝑥 + 1 3 − 5𝑥
2 2 2
1 ′
3𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 − 5(3𝑥 + 1) 9𝑥 − 15𝑥 − 15𝑥 −5
′
𝑓 𝑥 =3 −2 𝑓 𝑥 = 2
=
1 − 2𝑥 (3𝑥 + 1)(3 − 5𝑥) (3𝑥 2 + 1)(3 − 5𝑥)
2
6 ′
−30𝑥 + 9𝑥 − 5
′
𝑓 𝑥 =− 𝑓 𝑥 =
1 − 2𝑥 (3𝑥 2 + 1)(3 − 5𝑥)
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Find the derivative of each of the following natural logarithmic functions and simplify the result:
1
4
𝑥 𝑥4
4. ℎ 𝑥 = ln = ln
3+𝑥 3+𝑥
1
ℎ′ 𝑥 = ln 𝑥 − ln(3 + 𝑥)
4
′
1 1 1
ℎ 𝑥 = (1) − (1)
4 𝑥 3+𝑥
1 1
= −
4𝑥 3 + 𝑥
′
3 + 𝑥 − 4𝑥 3 − 3𝑥
ℎ 𝑥 = =
4𝑥(3 + 𝑥) 4𝑥(3 + 𝑥)
′
3(1 − 𝑥)
ℎ 𝑥 =
4𝑥(3 + 𝑥)
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Differentiate the following logarithmic functions:

3
1. 𝑦 = log 2 3𝑥 3. 𝐹 𝑥 = log 3 𝑥2 + 4
1 11
′
𝑦 = (log 2 𝑒)(3) 𝐹 𝑥 = log 3 𝑥2
+ 4 = (log 3 𝑥 2 + 4)
3
3𝑥 3
′ 1 1
log 2 𝑒 1 𝐹 𝑥 = (log 3 𝑒)(2𝑥)
′ 3 𝑥 2 +4
𝑦= = 2𝑥 log 3 𝑒 2𝑥
𝑥 𝑥 𝑙𝑛2 ′
𝐹 𝑥 = =
3(𝑥 + 4) 3 𝑙𝑛3 (𝑥 2 + 4)
2

2 1
2. 𝑦 = log 2 3𝑦 4 − 3𝑧 2 4− 2
3𝑧 2 1 −6𝑧 2
− 6𝑧 − 4 + 3𝑧 2

1 4. 𝐻 𝑧 = log 5 = log 5 𝐻′ 𝑧 = log 5 𝑒

′ 𝑧+1 𝑧+1 2 4 − 3𝑧 2 (𝑧 + 1)
𝑦 = 2 (log 2 𝑒)(6) 1 1 −3𝑧 2 − 6𝑧 − 4
3𝑦 𝐻 𝑧 = log 5 4 − 3𝑧 2 − log 5 𝑧 + 1 𝐻′ 𝑧 = log 5 𝑒
2 2 4 − 3𝑧 2 (𝑧 + 1)
′
2 log 2 𝑒 2 ′
1 1 1 1 3𝑧 2 +6𝑧+4 3𝑧 2 +6𝑧+4
𝑦= = 𝐻 𝑧 =
2 4 − 3𝑧 2
log 5 𝑒 −6𝑧 −
(𝑧 + 1)
log 5 𝑒 𝐻′ 𝑧 =−
2
log 5 𝑒
4−3𝑧 2 (𝑧+1)
= −
2 𝑙𝑛5 (4−3𝑧 2 )(𝑧+1)
𝑦 𝑦 𝑙𝑛2 1 −6𝑧 𝑧 + 1 − 4 − 3𝑧 2
′
𝐻 𝑧 = log 5 𝑒
2 4 − 3𝑧 2 (𝑧 + 1)
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Find the derivative of each of the following natural logarithmic functions and simplify the result:

2
1. G ( x ) = ln
ln x
4x
2. (
y = ln x + ln x
2
)
3.. g ( x ) =
4
(
ln 4 x + 1 2
)
3
ln x
4.. F ( x ) = x ln x +
5 ( 1+ x 2
)− 1+ x 2
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Differentiate the following logarithmic functions:

1. g ( x ) = log(3 x )
2

2. h( x ) = log 2 3 + log 2 x 2

4. G (t ) = log[(t + 3)(2t − 3)
3. 2
(3t 2
)
+1 ]
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Find the derivative using implicit differentiation:

1. ln xy + 5 = x + y

2. ln(x + y ) − ln(x − y ) = 1
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𝑂𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑

𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠, 𝑞𝑢𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑦
𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓
𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.
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𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝟏: 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒
𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑠.

𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝟐: 𝐷𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝟑: 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦 ′ 𝑏𝑦 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑦.

𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝟒: 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝 3 𝑎𝑠 ∆𝑥 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 0.

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x + 3 (x + 1) ( )
1
2
dy 2
1. Find if y = 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
dx 5x − 2

Solution :

( )
+ 3 (x + 1)
1

( )
2
= ln x + 3 + ln(x + 1) − ln(5 x − 2 )
x 2 1
ln y = ln 2

5x − 2 2

y'
= 2
1
(2 x ) + •
1 1
(1) − 1
(5 )
y x +3 2 x +1 5x − 2

( ) ( )
y' 2 x(2 )( x + 1)(5 x − 2 ) + x 2 + 3 (5 x − 2 ) − 5(2 ) x 2 + 3 ( x + 1)
=
y ( )
2 x 2 + 3 ( x + 1)(5 x − 2 )

y' 20 x 3 − 8 x 2 + 20 x 2 − 8 x + 5 x 3 − 2 x 2 + 15 x − 6 − 10 x 3 − 10 x 2 − 30 x − 30
=
y ( )
2 x 2 + 3 ( x + 1)(5 x − 2 )
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y' 15 x − 23 x − 36 3
=
(
y 2 x + 3 ( x + 1)(5 x − 2 )
2
)
15 x − 23 x − 36
3
y' = •y
( )
2 x + 3 (x + 1)(5 x − 2 )
2

(
x + 3 (x + 1) )
1
15 x − 23 x − 36
3 2
2
y' = •
( )
2 x + 3 (x + 1)(5 x − 2 )
2
5x − 2

15 x − 23 x − 36
3
y' =
2(x + 1) (5 x − 2 )
1
2
2
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2. Find
dy
dx
(
if y = 5 x 2 + 1 4 x 3 + 3 )( ) 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

Solution :
( ) (
y' 1  2 x 4 x 3 + 3 + 12 x 2 x 2 + 1 
= 
)
( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( ) 
1
1
ln y = ln x + 1 4 x + 3
2 3
= ln x 2 + 1 4 x 3 + 3 y 5 x + 1 4x + 3
2 3

5
5

1
5
 (
ln y = ln x + 1 + ln 4 x + 3
2 3
) ( ) 
y' 1 8 x + 6 x + 12 x + 12 x
= 
y 5
4

( )(
x + 1 4x + 1
2 3
4

)
2
 1 20 x + 12 x + 6 x 

=  2
4

(
2

)(
 5  x + 1 4x + 1 
3 
)
y' 1  1 2 
=  2
y 5  x +1
(2 x ) + 3
(
1
)
4x + 3
12 x 
( () )

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
y' =  2
3
(
1 2x 10x + 6x + 3 
•
)
( 
)(
5  x + 1 4x 3 + 3 
y
)
y' =  2
(
1  2x 10x 3 + 6x + 3 
•
) (
+ )(
+3 )
1 3
2𝑥(10𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 3)
( )( )
2 3
 x 1 4x 5
′
5  x + 1 4x + 3 
3
𝑦 = 4
5 𝑥 2 + 1 (4𝑥 3 + 3) 5
 ( ) ( )( )
1
1 −1
y' = 2 x 10 x 3 + 6 x + 3 • x 2 + 1 4 x 3 + 3 5
5

( ) ( )( )
4
2 −
y' = x 10 x 3 + 6 x + 3 • x 2 + 1 4 x 3 + 3 5
5
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Logarithmic differentiation is also applicable whenever the base and its power
are both functions.
𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡
dy
1. Find if y = x x

dx
ln y = ln x y' = (1 + ln x )y → but y = x
x
x

ln y = x ln x
1
y
y' = x (1) + ln x(1)
1
x
( )
 y' = (1 + ln x ) x x
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if y = (2 x + 1)
dy x −1
2. Find
dx

ln y = ln(2 x + 1)
x −1
 2(x − 1) + (2 x + 1)ln(2 x + 1)
y' =   (2x + 1)x -1

ln y = (x − 1)ln(2 x + 1)  2x + 1 

y' = 2( x − 1) + (2 x + 1)ln(2 x + 1) (2x + 1)

x -1-1
y' = (x − 1) (2 ) + ln(2 x + 1)(1)
1 1
y 2x + 1

2(x − 1)
+ ln(2 x + 1)
1
y' =
 y' = 2(x − 1) + (2 x + 1)ln(2 x + 1) (2x + 1)
x-2
y 2x + 1

 2(x − 1) 
y' =  + ln(2 x + 1) y → but y = (2x + 1)
x -1

 2x + 1 
Internal Use

Differentiation of an
Exponential Function
Internal Use

The Exponential Function

The exponentia l function with base a, a  0 and
a  1, is defined by y = a where x is a real number.
x

Since the exponentia l function is the inverse of

logarithmi c function, y = a may also be written as
x

x = log a y .
Internal Use

1. a m  a n = a m + n 0
6. a = 1 , provided a  0

a m−n , if mn
am   1 n  m 1 n
=  a m 

2.
a n = 1 , if m=n 7. a m n =  a 

1    
 , if mn
 a n-m


3. (a ) = a mn =x
m n log a x
8. a
4. (ab ) = a nb n
n
9. if a = a then x = y
x y

n an
a
5.   = n
b b
Internal Use

𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐹𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

The derivative of the exponential function for any given base and any differentiable
function of 𝑢.
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒂 ∶
𝑑 𝑢 𝑢
𝑑𝑢
(𝑎 ) = 𝑎 (𝑙𝑛 𝑎) ; 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑢 = 𝑓 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 = 𝒆 ∶
𝑑 𝑢 𝑢
𝑑𝑢
(𝑒 ) = 𝑒 ; 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑢 = 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
Internal Use

Find the derivative of each of the following natural and simplify the result.

1. f (x ) = e 3 x2 2. g (x ) = e 1− 2 x
3. h(x ) = 4 x e 2 1/ x

g' (x ) = e 1− 2 x d
1 − 2x
 2
h' (x ) = 4  x ( )
d 1/ x
+e 1/ x d
( )2 
f ' (x ) = e (6x )
2 e x 
3x dx  dx dx 

3x 2 =e 1− 2 x

−2  2
= 4x ( )
e1/ x  − 1 
  + e (2x )
1/ x 
= 6xe 2 1 − 2x   x2  
e 1− 2 x = 4e1 / x (− 1 + 2x )
=−
1 − 2x = 4e1 / x (2x − 1)
Internal Use

xy 2 x
4. e + x = + 2
y
y1 − x y' 
e xy xy' + y  1 + 2 x = +0
y2
xy xy y − xy'
xe y' +e y + 2x =
y2
xy c2 xy 3
y' + y e xy + 2 xy 2 = y − xy'
y'  xy 2 e xy + x  = y − y 3e xy − 2 xy 2
 
 
 2
y  1 − 2 xy − y e xy 

y' =  
 2
x 1 + y e xy 

 
Internal Use

3 x 2 −4 x+5
5. y = 7

2 −4 x+5
y' = 7 3 x (ln7 ) dx  3 x 2 − 4 x + 5 
d
 

2 −4 x+5
y' = 7 3 x (ln7 )6 x − 4
2 −4 x+5
y' = x(3 x − 2 )(ln7 )7 3 x
Internal Use

2
6. h(x ) = ln 4 3 x

d  43 x2  2
dx 
 h(x ) = ln 4 3 x
h' ( x ) =
2
4 3 x
h(x ) = 3 x ln 4
2
3 x 2
(ln 4 ) dx  3 x 
d  2 
h' (x ) = (3 ln 4 )  x 
 
4
 
d 2
h' (x ) = dx  
3 x 2
h' (x) = (3 ln 4)2 x
4
h' (x) = (ln 4)6 x
h' (x ) = 6 x ln 4
h' (x ) = 6 x ln 4
Internal Use

7. G(x ) = log (e + 1) e + 3 

x  2 x
 
(
G(x ) = log e x + 1 + log e 2 x + 3) ( )
x 2x
2
G' (x ) =
e e
log e + log e
ex + 1 e 2x + 3

G' (x ) =
x
e e ( 2x
+ 3 + 2e ) 2x
(e x
+1 )log e
(e x
+ 1 e 2x )( + 3)

e 2 x + 3 + 2e 2 x + 2e x
G' (x ) = x
(e x
+1 e )( 2x
+3 ) e log e

3e 2 x + 2e 2 x + 3
G' (x ) = e x log e
(e x
+1 e )( 2x
+3 )
Internal Use

8. f ( x ) = 2 3 x4
5 x2
f (x ) = 2 3x4
5 x2

ln f (x ) = ln 2 3x4
5 x2

f ' (x ) = 2 3x4 d x2
dx
5 +5( )
x2 d
dx
2 3x4
( ) ln f (x ) = ln 2 3x4
+ ln 5 x2

ln f (x ) = 3 x ln 2 + x ln 5
  2 (ln 2)12x 
4 2

f ' (x ) = 2 3 x 5 x (ln 5 )2x + 5 x

4 2 2 4
3x 3
f ' (x )
f (x )
 
= (3 ln 2) 4 x 3 + (ln 5 )2x 
f ' ( x ) = (2 x)2 5 ln 5 + 6 x ln 2
3 x4 x2 2


= 2x 6 x 2 ln 2 + ln 5 
f ' ( x ) = ( x )2 5 (ln 5 + 6 x ln 2 )
 
3 x 4 +1 x2 2
3x4 x2
f ' (x) = 2  5  2x 6x ln 2 + ln 5 2

f ' ( x ) = ( x)2 5 (6 x ln 2 + ln 5)
3 x 4 +1 x 2 2
Internal Use

9. 3 + 5 = x + y
x y 4

3 x
(ln 3 ) + 5 (ln 5 )y' = 4 x
y 3
+ y'

y' 5 (ln 5 ) − 1 = 4 x
y 3
− 3 (ln 3)
x

4 x − 3 (ln 3)
3 x
y' =
5 (ln 5) − 1
y