How Do You Differentiate Complex Functions Like y=sin(lnx) and Others?

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In summary, the questions are very similar and involve using the chain rule. You can apply the same concept from the previous question of y=ln(sin(x)) to find y' for y=sin(lnx). Similarly, for y=10[(x)2-sinx], you can use the chain rule by setting u=x2-sinx and finding the derivatives of u and x separately. For the question of y=x3-ln(x/e), you can use logarithmic differentiation by taking the natural logarithm of both sides and then using the logarithm properties to simplify the equation.
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10. y=sin(lnx) find y'

im not sure how to do this, the previews question was actually with y=ln(sinx), which i know how to do, but not this one.

I know that the derivative of lnx is 1/x and the derivative of sinx=cosx



16.y=10[(x)2-sinx] find y'

PD: that is 10 to the power of (x2-sinx)



i know i should put a ln at both sides of the equation to use logarithmic differentiation, i know the logarithm properties. However, i don't know how should i apply all of that exactly.



EDIT: i also need help finding y' in y=x3-ln(x/e)


Thanks.
 
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The questions are very similar. The rule is known as the chain rule. The best way to describe is that you chain your way from the outside to the inside. If you know how to find y' for:
[itex]y = ln(sin(x))[/itex]

Then you know how to find y' for:
[itex] y = sin(ln(x))[/itex]

For the chain rule, if you have:
[itex] u = f(g(x))[/itex]
[itex] \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{df}{dg} \frac{dg}{dx} [/itex]

Does this help at all?
 
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Ignea_unda said:
The questions are very similar. The rule is known as the chain rule. The best way to describe is that you chain your way from the outside to the inside. If you know how to find y' for:
[itex]y = ln(sin(x))[/itex]

Then you know how to find y' for:
[itex] y = sin(ln(x))[/itex]

For the chain rule, if you have:
[itex] u = f(g(x))[/itex]
[itex] \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{df}{dg} \frac{dg}{dx} [/itex]

Does this help at all?


well yeah, all of the qustions kinda looked to chain rules like me, maybe not so ''strongly'' but they did.

Thanks.
 
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No worries. Sometimes it just takes a fresh glance to see it.

Glad I could help.
 

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