Question #41397

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Oct 2, 2017

After using logarithmic differentiation, the answer ends up being #dy/dx=(ln(x)^{cos(10x)}*(cos(10x)-10x sin(10x)ln(x)ln(ln(x))))/(x ln(x))#

Explanation:

First take the log of both sides and use a property of logarithms to write #ln(y)=cos(10x)ln(ln(x))#.

Next, differentiate both sides with respect to #x#, keeping in mind that #y# is a function of #x# (the is the "logarithmic differentiation" part), and using the Chain Rule and Product Rule to get

#1/y * dy/dx=-10sin(10x)ln(ln(x))+cos(10x) * 1/(ln(x)) * 1/x#

Finally, multiply both sides by #y=ln(x)^{cos(10x)}# and get a common denominator of #xln(x)# to get the final answer:

#dy/dx=(ln(x)^{cos(10x)}*(cos(10x)-10x sin(10x)ln(x)ln(ln(x))))/(x ln(x))#