Calculus Examples

Find the Derivative - d/dx f(x)=x^x
Step 1
Use the properties of logarithms to simplify the differentiation.
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Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Expand by moving outside the logarithm.
Step 2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the Exponential Rule which states that is where =.
Step 2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 4
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 5
Differentiate using the Power Rule.
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Step 5.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 5.4
Multiply by .
Step 6
Simplify.
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Step 6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.3
Reorder terms.