Calculus Examples

Use Logarithmic Differentiation to Find the Derivative j(x)=(sin(2x)^5)/(cos(2x)^5)
Step 1
Let , take the natural logarithm of both sides .
Step 2
Expand the right hand side.
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Step 2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2
Expand by moving outside the logarithm.
Step 2.3
Expand by moving outside the logarithm.
Step 2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3
Differentiate the expression using the chain rule, keeping in mind that is a function of .
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Step 3.1
Differentiate the left hand side using the chain rule.
Step 3.2
Differentiate the right hand side.
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Step 3.2.1
Differentiate .
Step 3.2.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.3
Evaluate .
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Step 3.2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.3.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.2.3.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.2.3.2.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.3.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.2.3.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.2.3.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.2.3.3.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.3.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.2.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.3.6
Convert from to .
Step 3.2.3.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.8
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.3.9
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.3.10
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4
Evaluate .
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Step 3.2.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.4.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.2.4.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.2.4.2.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.4.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.2.4.3
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 3.2.4.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 3.2.4.3.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.4.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.2.4.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 3.2.4.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 3.2.4.6
Convert from to .
Step 3.2.4.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.8
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.9
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.5
Simplify.
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Step 3.2.5.1
Reorder terms.
Step 3.2.5.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.5.2.1
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 3.2.5.2.2
Multiply .
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Step 3.2.5.2.2.1
Combine and .
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Combine and .
Step 3.2.5.2.3
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 3.2.5.2.4
Combine and .
Step 3.2.5.2.5
Combine and .
Step 3.2.5.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.5.3.1
Separate fractions.
Step 3.2.5.3.2
Convert from to .
Step 3.2.5.3.3
Divide by .
Step 3.2.5.3.4
Separate fractions.
Step 3.2.5.3.5
Convert from to .
Step 3.2.5.3.6
Divide by .
Step 4
Isolate and substitute the original function for in the right hand side.
Step 5
Simplify the right hand side.
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Step 5.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.1.1
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 5.1.2
Combine and .
Step 5.1.3
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 5.1.4
Combine and .
Step 5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3
Combine.
Step 5.4
Combine.
Step 5.5
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.5.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.5.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.5.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.5.3.1
Move .
Step 5.5.3.2
Multiply by .
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Step 5.5.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.5.3.3
Add and .
Step 5.5.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.5.4.1
Multiply by .
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Step 5.5.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5.4.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.5.4.2
Add and .
Step 5.6
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.3
Separate fractions.
Step 5.6.4
Convert from to .
Step 5.6.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.6
Divide by .
Step 5.6.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.8
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.9
Separate fractions.
Step 5.6.10
Convert from to .
Step 5.6.11
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.12
Divide by .