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How to differentiate?

 
 
Reply Sat 5 Jan, 2013 11:49 am
Hello!

Could I ask you a big favor?
I need help in calculus.
I have :
y=ln(1+4x)^4
How to differentiate it with respect to x?
I tried to use Derivative Calculator here:
http://www.numberempire.com/derivativecalculator.php?function=ln%281%2B4x%29%5E4&var=x&order=1
And I've got:
Derivative of log(1+4*x)^4 by x :
16*log(4*x+1)^3/(4*x+1)

Seems like it is the right answer, but I want to understand how to solve it step by step.

Thanks in advance!
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Reply Sat 5 Jan, 2013 02:54 pm
@mathstudent111,
Use the chain rule twice.
chain rule: D{f(g(x))} = f'(g(x))*g'(x)

You need D{(ln(1+4x))^4}
f(x) = x^4
g(x) = ln(1+4x)
f'(x) = 4x^3
g'(x) = D{ln(1+4x)} need to apply the chain rule to this (let's use h(x) and k(x) instead of f(x) and g(x))
h(x) = ln(x)
k(x) = 1+4x
h'(x) = 1/x
k'(x) = 4

D{(ln(1+4x))^4} = f'(g(x))*g'(x) = f'(g(x))*h'(k(x))*k'(x)
= 4(ln(1+4x))^3 * 1/(1+4x) * 4
= 16(ln(1+4x))^3 / (1+4x)



mathstudent111
 
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Reply Tue 8 Jan, 2013 04:42 am
@markr,
Thanks for giving me a hand in this!
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