Techniques of Differentiation - Derivatives of Natural Logarithmic Functions

Techniques of Differentiation - Derivatives of Natural Logarithmic Functions

TGM Original Questions

Find the derivative of each of the following functions with respect to \(x\).

  1. \(f(x) = \frac{e^{2-3x}}{\ln x}\)
  2. \(f(x) = \ln \frac{\sqrt{x}}{x^2 - 1}\)
  3. \(f(x) = \ln \frac{x^2 + 1}{x - 1}\)
  4. \(f(x) = \ln \frac{\cos x}{1 - \sin x}\)

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Answer:(i) \(-\dfrac{\mathrm e^{2-3x}\left(3\ln x+\frac1x\right)}{(\ln x)^2}\) (ii) \(\dfrac{1}{2x}-\dfrac{2x}{x^2-1}\) (iii) \(\dfrac{2x}{x^2+1}-\dfrac{1}{x-1}\) (iv) \(\sec x\)

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