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Derivative of (log(3)(4x-2))/ctg(2x)

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log(3)*(4*x - 2)
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    cot(2*x)    
$$\frac{\left(4 x - 2\right) \log{\left(3 \right)}}{\cot{\left(2 x \right)}}$$
(log(3)*(4*x - 2))/cot(2*x)
Detail solution
  1. Apply the quotient rule, which is:

    and .

    To find :

    1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

      1. Differentiate term by term:

        1. The derivative of the constant is zero.

        2. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

          1. Apply the power rule: goes to

          So, the result is:

        The result is:

      So, the result is:

    To find :

    1. There are multiple ways to do this derivative.

      Method #1

      1. Rewrite the function to be differentiated:

      2. Let .

      3. Apply the power rule: goes to

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

        1. Rewrite the function to be differentiated:

        2. Apply the quotient rule, which is:

          and .

          To find :

          1. Let .

          2. The derivative of sine is cosine:

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

            1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

              1. Apply the power rule: goes to

              So, the result is:

            The result of the chain rule is:

          To find :

          1. Let .

          2. The derivative of cosine is negative sine:

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

            1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

              1. Apply the power rule: goes to

              So, the result is:

            The result of the chain rule is:

          Now plug in to the quotient rule:

        The result of the chain rule is:

      Method #2

      1. Rewrite the function to be differentiated:

      2. Apply the quotient rule, which is:

        and .

        To find :

        1. Let .

        2. The derivative of cosine is negative sine:

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

          1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

            1. Apply the power rule: goes to

            So, the result is:

          The result of the chain rule is:

        To find :

        1. Let .

        2. The derivative of sine is cosine:

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

          1. The derivative of a constant times a function is the constant times the derivative of the function.

            1. Apply the power rule: goes to

            So, the result is:

          The result of the chain rule is:

        Now plug in to the quotient rule:

    Now plug in to the quotient rule:

  2. Now simplify:


The answer is:

The graph
The first derivative [src]
           /         2     \                 
4*log(3)   \2 + 2*cot (2*x)/*(4*x - 2)*log(3)
-------- + ----------------------------------
cot(2*x)                  2                  
                       cot (2*x)             
$$\frac{\left(4 x - 2\right) \left(2 \cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)} + 2\right) \log{\left(3 \right)}}{\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)}} + \frac{4 \log{\left(3 \right)}}{\cot{\left(2 x \right)}}$$
The second derivative [src]
                   /                      /            2     \\       
   /       2     \ |   1                  |     1 + cot (2*x)||       
16*\1 + cot (2*x)/*|-------- + (-1 + 2*x)*|-1 + -------------||*log(3)
                   |cot(2*x)              |          2       ||       
                   \                      \       cot (2*x)  //       
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                               cot(2*x)                               
$$\frac{16 \left(\left(2 x - 1\right) \left(\frac{\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)} + 1}{\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)}} - 1\right) + \frac{1}{\cot{\left(2 x \right)}}\right) \left(\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)} + 1\right) \log{\left(3 \right)}}{\cot{\left(2 x \right)}}$$
The third derivative [src]
   /                                                                                           /            2     \\       
   |                                                                           /       2     \ |     1 + cot (2*x)||       
   |           /                                   2                    3\   3*\1 + cot (2*x)/*|-1 + -------------||       
   |           |                    /       2     \      /       2     \ |                     |          2       ||       
   |           |         2        5*\1 + cot (2*x)/    3*\1 + cot (2*x)/ |                     \       cot (2*x)  /|       
32*|(-1 + 2*x)*|2 + 2*cot (2*x) - ------------------ + ------------------| + --------------------------------------|*log(3)
   |           |                         2                    4          |                  cot(2*x)               |       
   \           \                      cot (2*x)            cot (2*x)     /                                         /       
$$32 \left(\left(2 x - 1\right) \left(\frac{3 \left(\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)} + 1\right)^{3}}{\cot^{4}{\left(2 x \right)}} - \frac{5 \left(\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)} + 1\right)^{2}}{\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)}} + 2 \cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)} + 2\right) + \frac{3 \left(\frac{\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)} + 1}{\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)}} - 1\right) \left(\cot^{2}{\left(2 x \right)} + 1\right)}{\cot{\left(2 x \right)}}\right) \log{\left(3 \right)}$$