log(5*x + cos(x))
log(5*x + cos(x))
Let .
The derivative of is .
Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :
Differentiate term by term:
The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.
Apply the power rule: goes to
So, the result is:
The derivative of cosine is negative sine:
The result is:
The result of the chain rule is:
The answer is:
5 - sin(x) ------------ 5*x + cos(x)
/ 2 \
|(-5 + sin(x)) |
-|-------------- + cos(x)|
\ 5*x + cos(x) /
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5*x + cos(x)
3
2*(-5 + sin(x)) 3*(-5 + sin(x))*cos(x)
- ---------------- - ---------------------- + sin(x)
2 5*x + cos(x)
(5*x + cos(x))
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5*x + cos(x)