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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.3.81

In Exercises 59–86, find the derivative of y with respect to the given independent variable.
81. y = log₁₀(e^x)

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Recognize that the function is given as \(y = \log_{10}(e^x)\), which is a logarithm with base 10 of the expression \(e^x\).
Use the logarithm property that allows you to rewrite \(\log_{10}(e^x)\) as \(x \cdot \log_{10}(e)\), since \(\log_b(a^c) = c \cdot \log_b(a)\).
Recall that \(\log_{10}(e)\) is a constant because it does not depend on \(x\).
Differentiate \(y = x \cdot \log_{10}(e)\) with respect to \(x\) using the constant multiple rule, which states that the derivative of \(c \cdot f(x)\) is \(c \cdot f'(x)\) where \(c\) is a constant.
Since the derivative of \(x\) with respect to \(x\) is 1, the derivative \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) simplifies to \(\log_{10}(e)\).

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