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5.5 Differentiation of Logarithmic Functions By Dr. Julia Arnold and Ms. Karen Overman using Tan’s 5th edition Applied Calculus for the managerial , life, and social sciences text Now we will find derivatives of logarithmic functions and we will Need rules for finding their derivatives. Rule 3: Derivative of ln x Let’s see if we can discover why the rule is as above. First define the natural log function as follows: Now differentiate implicitly: Now rewrite in exponential form: Example 1: Find the derivative of f(x)= xlnx. Solution: This derivative will require the product rule. Product Rule: (1st)(derivative of 2nd) + (2nd)(derivative of 1st) Why don’t you try one: Find the derivative of y = x2lnx . The derivative will require you to use the product rule. Which of the following is the correct? y’ = 2 y’ = 2xlnx y’ = x + 2xlnx No, sorry that is not the correct answer. Keep in mind - Product Rule: (1st)(derivative of 2nd) + (2nd)(derivative of 1st) Try again. Return to previous slide. F’(x) = (1st)(derivative of 2nd) + (2nd)(derivative of 1st) Good work! Using the product rule: y’ = x2 + (lnx)(2x) y’ = x + 2xlnx This can also be written y’ = x(1+2lnx) Rule 4: The Chain Rule for Log Functions Here is the second rule for differentiating logarithmic functions. In words, the derivative of the natural log of f(x) is 1 over f(x) times the derivative of f(x) Or, the derivative of the natural log of f(x) is the derivative of f(x) over f(x) Example 3: Find the derivative of Solution: Using the chain rule for logarithmic functions. Derivative of the inside, x2+1 The inside, x2+1 Example 4: Differentiate Solution: There are two ways to do this problem. One is easy and the other is more difficult. The difficult way: The easy way requires that we simplify the log using some of the expansion properties. Now using the simplified version of y we find y ’. Now that you have a common denominator, combine into a single fraction. You’ll notice t