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Worksheet On Exponential & Logarithm Differentiation

1. The document provides rules and formulas for differentiating exponential and logarithmic functions, including the rules of logarithms and exponents, as well as the product rule, quotient rule, and chain rule. 2. It contains examples of differentiating various exponential and logarithmic functions using the basic formulas and rules. The examples are presented in a step-by-step manner, highlighting opportunities to simplify or rearrange the functions before taking the derivative. 3. In addition to the basic formulas, it demonstrates differentiating more complex functions that involve products, quotients, and composites using the product rule, quotient rule, and chain rule respectively. More worked examples are provided to illustrate these techniques.

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Worksheet On Exponential & Logarithm Differentiation

1. The document provides rules and formulas for differentiating exponential and logarithmic functions, including the rules of logarithms and exponents, as well as the product rule, quotient rule, and chain rule. 2. It contains examples of differentiating various exponential and logarithmic functions using the basic formulas and rules. The examples are presented in a step-by-step manner, highlighting opportunities to simplify or rearrange the functions before taking the derivative. 3. In addition to the basic formulas, it demonstrates differentiating more complex functions that involve products, quotients, and composites using the product rule, quotient rule, and chain rule respectively. More worked examples are provided to illustrate these techniques.

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Worksheet On Exponential And Log Differentiation

1 Applying index rules and log rules to e


x
and lnx.
Its a good idea to practice applying the index rules and log rules to e
x
and lnx
before attempting to differentiate them. Here are the rules specifically written
to the base e.
Index rules (base e)
1.
b a b a
e e e
+
=
2.
b a
b
a
e
e
e

=
3. ( )
ab
b
a
e e =
4. 1
0
= e
log rules (base e)
1.
b a ab ln ln ) ln( + =
2.
b a
b
a
ln ln ln =

3. a n a
n
ln ln =
4. 0 1 ln =
Question 1
Use index rules and log rules to simplify the following expressions.
(a) ) )( 1 (
x x x
e e e

+ +
(b)
! !

"

x
x x
e
e e
(c)
x x
x
e e
e

!
"
(d) x x " ln ln
(e)
( )

ln
ln
x
x
(f) ( )
x
e ln
2 Differentiation of exp and ln functions
Here are the rules for differentiating exponential and natural log functions.
Gary Pocock 06/06/1 1

x
x
e
dx
dy
e y
=
=

( )
( )
( ) x f
x f
e x f
dx
dy
e y
=
=

( )
x dx
dy
x y
1
ln
=
=

( )
( )
( ) x f
x f
dx
dy
x f y

=
=ln
Question 2
#ifferentiate the following functions. $ote the following points.
None of these %uestions re%uire use of the product& %uotient& or chain rules.
'lways be on the loo( out for ways of rearranging or simplifying the e%uations
before differentiating.
)e especially alert for opportunities to use log rules.
(a)

"x
e y =
(b)
x
e
y
*
=
(c)
x
e y =
(d)
x x
e y
+

!

=
(e)
x
x x
e
e e
y
"
! ,

+
=
(f)
) " ln( = x y
(g)

1
ln
x
y
(h) ( )
x
xe y
-
ln =
(i) ( )
+ *
) " ( ! ln + = x x y
(.)

"
"
ln
x
x
y
3 Differentiation of exp & ln functions using product !uotient and c"ain rules
Gary Pocock 06/06/1 !
Product Rule
dx
dv
u
dx
du
v
dx
dy
uv y
+ =
=
Quotient Rule

v
dx
dv
u
dx
du
v
dx
dy
v
u
y

=
=
Chain Rule
#ifferentiate the /outside function first.
0hen multiply by the deri1ati1e of the /inside function.
Question 3
#ifferentiate the following functions.
(a)
x
e x y

=

(b)
1
! "

=
x
e
x
y
(c) ( )
"
x e y
x
+ =
(d)
x e y
x
ln
"
=
(e)
*
ln

=
x
x
y
(f) ( )
!
ln x y =
(g)
1 ln
ln
+
=
x
x
y
Gary Pocock 06/06/1 "
A#$%&'$
Question 1
(a)
x x x
x x x x
x x x
e e e
e e e e
e e e

+ + =
+ + + =
+ +

) )( 1 (
"
"

(b)
x
x
x
x x
x
x x
e
e
e
e e
e
e e
!
1
!
) 1 ( !
) 1 (
! !

"
= =

(c)
x
x
x x
x
x x
x
e
e
e e
e
e e
e
" 1
) " 1 (
"
"
!

(d)

=
=

"
ln
"
ln
" ln ln
" ln ln

x
x
x
x x
x x
(e)
( )
( )
( )
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
ln
1
ln

1
ln
ln

1
ln
ln
ln
ln

=
=
=
=
(f)
( )
x
e x
e
x
=
= ln
ln
Question 2
Gary Pocock 06/06/1
(a)

"
"
+
x
x
xe
dx
dy
e y
=
=
(b)
x
x
x
e
dx
dy
e
e
y

=
= =
*
*
*
(c)
x
e
e x
dx
dy
e e y
x
x
x x

1
1

1
=
=
= =

(d)
x x
x x
x x
e x
e x
dx
dy
e y
+
+
+

) " ( 2
) + ( !
!

=
=
=
(e)
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
e e
dx
dy
e e
e
e
e
e
e
e e
y
"
"

+
!
!
"
!
"
,
"
! ,
=
=
=

=

(f)
"
"
) " ln(

=
=
x dx
dy
x y
(g)
( )
x dx
dy
x
x
x
y

ln
ln
1
ln

=
=
=

(h)
( )
( )
-
1
- ln
ln - ln
ln ln
ln
-
-
+ =
+ =
+ =
+ =
=
x dx
dy
x x
e x x
e x
xe y
x
x
(i)
( )
( )
"
1 *
"
) ( +
!
0
) " ln( + ! ln
) " ln( ! ln
) " ( ! ln
*
!
*
+ *
+ *
+
+ =
+
+ =
+ + =
+ + =
+ =
x x
x x
x
dx
dy
x x
x x
x x y
(.) ( ) ( )

"

"
1
" ln " ln
"
"
ln
x
x
x dx
dy
x x
x
x
y
+

=
+ =

=
Question 3
Gary Pocock 06/06/1 #
(a)
) (

x xe
e x xe
dx
dy
e
dx
dv
x
dx
du
e v x u Let
e x y
x
x x
x
x
x
=
=
= =
= =
=

(b)





) 1 (
" + 11
) 1 (
2 + " "
) 1 (
) ! " ( ) 1 ( "
"
1 ! "
1
! "
+
+
=
+
+ +
=
+
+
=
= =
+ = =
+

=
x
x x
x
x x x
x
x x
x
x
x
e
xe e
e
e xe e
e
e x e
dx
dy
e
dx
dv
dx
du
e v x u Let
e
x
y
(c)
( )
( ) ( ) 1 "

"
+ + =
+ =
x x
x
e x e
dx
dy
x e y
(d)

+ =
+ =
= =
= =
=

x
x e
x
e
x e
dx
dy
x dx
dv
e
dx
du
x v e u Let
x e y
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
ln "
ln "
1
"
ln
ln
"
"
"
"
"
"
(e)
( )
( )
( )

1
*
ln *
*
ln ) * (
*
ln
*
1
1
* ln
*
ln
*
ln
*
ln

=
= =
= =

=
x x
x x x
x
x
x x x
x
x
x
x
dx
dy
dx
dv
x dx
du
x v x u Let
x
x
x
x
x
x
y
(f)
( )
( )
( )
x
x
x
x
dx
dy
x y
"
"
!
ln ! 1
ln !
ln
= =
=
(g)
( )
( )

) 1 (ln
1
) 1 (ln
ln 1 ln
1 ln
ln 1 ln
1 1
1 ln ln
1 ln
ln
+
=
+
+
=
+

+
=
= =
+ = =
+
=
x x
x
x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
dx
dy
x dx
dv
x dx
du
x v x u Let
x
x
y
Gary Pocock 06/06/1 6

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