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. \(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}(\ln \cos 3x)\)
  2. \(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}(\ln \sin 4x)\)
  3. \(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\left[\ln \left(2x^4 - \cos 3x^5\right)\right]\)
  4. \(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}[\ln (\tan x - \sin x)]\)

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Answer:(i) \(-3\tan 3x\) (ii) \(4\cot 4x\) (iii) \(\dfrac{8x^3+15x^4\sin 3x^5}{2x^4-\cos 3x^5}\) (iv) \(\dfrac{\sec^2x-\cos x}{\tan x-\sin x}\)

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