Techniques of Differentiation - Derivatives of Natural Logarithmic Functions

Techniques of Differentiation - Derivatives of Natural Logarithmic Functions

TGM Original Questions

Evaluate each of the following.

  1. \(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\left[ \ln \left( \sin x \cos^3 x \right) \right]\)

  2. \(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\left[ \ln \left( \tan 3x^4 + \sin 4x \right) \right]\)

  3. \(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\left( \ln \sqrt{\cos^2 x \tan^3 x} \right)\)

  4. \(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\left[ \ln \left( \cos^2 x \sqrt{\sin x} \right) \right]\)

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Answer:(i) \(\cot x-3\tan x\) (ii) \(\dfrac{12x^3\sec^2(3x^4)+4\cos 4x}{\tan 3x^4+\sin 4x}\) (iii) \(-\tan x+\dfrac32\dfrac{\sec^2x}{\tan x}\) (iv) \(-2\tan x+\dfrac12\cot x\)

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