Apply the product rule:
dxdf(x)g(x)=f(x)dxdg(x)+g(x)dxdf(x)
f(x)=xacot2(5); to find dxdf(x):
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The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.
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Apply the power rule: x goes to 1
So, the result is: acot2(5)
g(x)=log(x−4); to find dxdg(x):
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Let u=x−4.
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The derivative of log(u) is u1.
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Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by dxd(x−4):
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Differentiate x−4 term by term:
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Apply the power rule: x goes to 1
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The derivative of the constant −4 is zero.
The result is: 1
The result of the chain rule is:
The result is: x−4xacot2(5)+log(x−4)acot2(5)