Differentiate with respect to xx:

  1. (a)

    e4xe^{\frac{4}{\sqrt{x}}},

  2. (b)

    ln⁡(sin⁡x2−sin⁡x)2\ln\left(\frac{\sin x}{2 - \sin x}\right)^2.

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1(a)

1. Express the exponent in index form to prepare for differentiation.

Let y=e4xy = e^{\frac{4}{\sqrt{x}}}.
Rewrite the exponent: 4x=4x−12\frac{4}{\sqrt{x}} = 4x^{-\frac{1}{2}}
So, y=e4x−12y = e^{4x^{-\frac{1}{2}}}.

2. Apply the chain rule to differentiate the exponential function.

dydx=e4x−12⋅ddx(4x−12)\frac{dy}{dx} = e^{4x^{-\frac{1}{2}}} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}\left(4x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right)

3. Differentiate the exponent using the power rule and simplify.

ddx(4x−12)=4(−12)x−32=−2x−32\frac{d}{dx}\left(4x^{-\frac{1}{2}}\right) = 4 \left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)x^{-\frac{3}{2}} = -2x^{-\frac{3}{2}}

Therefore,
dydx=−2x−32e4x−12=−2x32e4x\frac{dy}{dx} = -2x^{-\frac{3}{2}} e^{4x^{-\frac{1}{2}}} = -\frac{2}{x^{\frac{3}{2}}} e^{\frac{4}{\sqrt{x}}}

Answer

−2x32e4x-\frac{2}{x^{\frac{3}{2}}} e^{\frac{4}{\sqrt{x}}}

1(b)

1. Simplify the expression using the laws of logarithms to make differentiation easier

Let y=ln⁡(sin⁡x2−sin⁡x)2y = \ln\left(\frac{\sin x}{2 - \sin x}\right)^2.
Using the power and quotient rules of logarithms:
y=2ln⁡(sin⁡x2−sin⁡x)y = 2 \ln\left(\frac{\sin x}{2 - \sin x}\right)
y=2[ln⁡(sin⁡x)−ln⁡(2−sin⁡x)]y = 2 [\ln(\sin x) - \ln(2 - \sin x)]

2. Differentiate the simplified expression with respect to $x$ using the chain rule

dydx=2[1sin⁡x⋅ddx(sin⁡x)−12−sin⁡x⋅ddx(2−sin⁡x)]\frac{dy}{dx} = 2 \left[ \frac{1}{\sin x} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(\sin x) - \frac{1}{2 - \sin x} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(2 - \sin x) \right]
dydx=2[cos⁡xsin⁡x−−cos⁡x2−sin⁡x]\frac{dy}{dx} = 2 \left[ \frac{\cos x}{\sin x} - \frac{-\cos x}{2 - \sin x} \right]
dydx=2[cos⁡xsin⁡x+cos⁡x2−sin⁡x]\frac{dy}{dx} = 2 \left[ \frac{\cos x}{\sin x} + \frac{\cos x}{2 - \sin x} \right]

3. Combine the terms into a single simplified fraction

dydx=2cos⁡x[1sin⁡x+12−sin⁡x]\frac{dy}{dx} = 2 \cos x \left[ \frac{1}{\sin x} + \frac{1}{2 - \sin x} \right]
dydx=2cos⁡x[(2−sin⁡x)+sin⁡xsin⁡x(2−sin⁡x)]\frac{dy}{dx} = 2 \cos x \left[ \frac{(2 - \sin x) + \sin x}{\sin x(2 - \sin x)} \right]
dydx=2cos⁡x[2sin⁡x(2−sin⁡x)]\frac{dy}{dx} = 2 \cos x \left[ \frac{2}{\sin x(2 - \sin x)} \right]
dydx=4cos⁡xsin⁡x(2−sin⁡x)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{4 \cos x}{\sin x(2 - \sin x)}

Answer

4cos⁡xsin⁡x(2−sin⁡x)\frac{4 \cos x}{\sin x(2 - \sin x)}

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