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ln(x^2-4)

Derivative of ln(x^2-4)

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   / 2    \
log\x  - 4/
$$\log{\left(x^{2} - 4 \right)}$$
Detail solution
  1. Let .

  2. The derivative of is .

  3. Then, apply the chain rule. Multiply by :

    1. Differentiate term by term:

      1. Apply the power rule: goes to

      2. The derivative of the constant is zero.

      The result is:

    The result of the chain rule is:

  4. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
 2*x  
------
 2    
x  - 4
$$\frac{2 x}{x^{2} - 4}$$
The second derivative [src]
  /         2 \
  |      2*x  |
2*|1 - -------|
  |          2|
  \    -4 + x /
---------------
          2    
    -4 + x     
$$\frac{2 \left(- \frac{2 x^{2}}{x^{2} - 4} + 1\right)}{x^{2} - 4}$$
The third derivative [src]
    /          2 \
    |       4*x  |
4*x*|-3 + -------|
    |           2|
    \     -4 + x /
------------------
             2    
    /      2\     
    \-4 + x /     
$$\frac{4 x \left(\frac{4 x^{2}}{x^{2} - 4} - 3\right)}{\left(x^{2} - 4\right)^{2}}$$
The graph
Derivative of ln(x^2-4)