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Things like ( 1 + sinx )^5 and x^2logex confuse me on how to start.

I can differeniate everything besides ones involving trig and log. You do it the same way right? I just see these and think "Trig, log grr"

Any advice?
 

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Things like ( 1 + sinx )^5 and x^2logex confuse me on how to start.

I can differeniate everything besides ones involving trig and log. You do it the same way right? I just see these and think "Trig, log grr"

Any advice?
For x^2logex , that requires the product rule, due to the function having 2 Xs. u = x^2 , u' = 2x , v = lnx , v' = 1 / x

I'm assuming you know that Loge(x) is the same as writing ln(x)

take it from there. y' = vu' - uv'


For ( 1 + sin(x) )^5

you do 5cos(x)*( 1-sin(x) )^4

Chain rule.
 
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For x^2logex , that requires the product rule, due to the function having 2 Xs. u = x^2 , u' = 2x , v = lnx , v' = 1 / x

I'm assuming you know that Loge(x) is the same as writing ln(x)

take it from there. y' = vu' - uv'


For ( 1 + sin(x) )^5

you do 5cos(x)*( 1-sin(x) )^4

using the function of a function rule. treat it as f'(x)*( 1+sin(x) )^f(x)
A few errors there Mr Brightside.

i.

The chain rule,






ii.

Using the product rule,









 

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How do you work out the third last line onwards?


the equation maker thing is cool!
But i dno if i used it correctly...

Okay, it didn't work.
Can someone teach me how to use the equation making thing
 
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the equation maker thing is cool!
But i dno if i used it correctly...

Okay, it didn't work.
Can someone teach me how to use the equation making thing
Quote my post and have a look at what I've typed in to fix it up. You have to have the [.tex] tags around what you want, without the full stop of course.
 

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Quote my post and have a look at what I've typed in to fix it up. You have to have the [.tex] tags around what you want, without the full stop of course.
Um, i don't know how to quote the quote part of your message, so i can't see it =/
 

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Um, i don't know how to quote the quote part of your message, so i can't see it =/
Using Latex:

Step 1. Click on the fx button when you are replying.

Step 2. Enter your equation.

Step 3. Copy and paste here.

Step 4. Add ["tex"] to the front of your equation and add ["/tex"] at the back of your equation. (No quotes.)

Quotes:

Step 1. Click on reply with quote.
 

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Quotes:
Step 1. Click on reply with quote.
Haha, i meant when i press 'reply with quote' it only shows what he replied with, and not the quote of my original post which he fixed up.
But thanks :)
 
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Haha, i meant when i press 'reply with quote' it only shows what he replied with, and not the quote of my original post which he fixed up.
But thanks :)
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