How do you find the derivative of #y=x^tan(x)#?
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This is a type of problem involving logarithmic differentiation.
Whenever you're trying to differentiate a variable raised to some power also involving that variable, it's a good hint that logarithmic differentiation will help you out.
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The first step is to take the natural log of both sides:
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Using the exponents property of logarithms, we bring the exponent out in front of the log as a multiplier. This is done to make differentiating easier:
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Now we implicitly differentiate, taking care to use the chain rule on
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We know that the derivative of
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Multiply both sides by
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We know
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And there is the derivative.