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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.9.80

75–86. Logarithmic differentiation Use logarithmic differentiation to evaluate f'(x).
f(x) = tan¹⁰x / (5x+3)⁶

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Step 1: Begin by taking the natural logarithm of both sides of the equation y = (tan^10(x)) / (5x + 3)^6. This gives ln(y) = ln((tan^10(x)) / (5x + 3)^6).
Step 2: Use the properties of logarithms to simplify the expression. The logarithm of a quotient is the difference of the logarithms: ln(y) = ln(tan^10(x)) - ln((5x + 3)^6).
Step 3: Apply the power rule for logarithms, which states that ln(a^b) = b*ln(a). This gives ln(y) = 10*ln(tan(x)) - 6*ln(5x + 3).
Step 4: Differentiate both sides with respect to x. The left side becomes (1/y) * dy/dx by implicit differentiation. The right side requires the chain rule: 10 * (1/tan(x)) * sec^2(x) - 6 * (1/(5x + 3)) * 5.
Step 5: Solve for dy/dx by multiplying both sides by y. Substitute back y = (tan^10(x)) / (5x + 3)^6 to express dy/dx in terms of x. This gives dy/dx = y * [10 * (1/tan(x)) * sec^2(x) - 6 * (1/(5x + 3)) * 5].

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