Differentiate with respect to :
- (a)
,
- (b)
.
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Worked solution
1(a)
1. Express the exponent in index form to prepare for differentiation.
Let .
Rewrite the exponent:
So, .
2. Apply the chain rule to differentiate the exponential function.
3. Differentiate the exponent using the power rule and simplify.
Therefore,
1(b)
1. Simplify the expression using the laws of logarithms to make differentiation easier
Let .
Using the power and quotient rules of logarithms:
2. Differentiate the simplified expression with respect to $x$ using the chain rule
3. Combine the terms into a single simplified fraction
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