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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find f'(x) if f(x) = ln(sinx)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

derivative of sinx divided by sinx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{d}{dx}[\ln(f(x))]=\frac{f'(x)}{f(x)}\] via the chain rule

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oops

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cotx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f(x) = ln(sinx) y' = (1/sinx)(cosx) y' = cosx/sinx y' = cotx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

f'(x)=d(lnsinx)/dx = {d(ln sinx) /dsinx} * {dsinx /dx} ={1/sinx} *{cosx} =cosx/sinx =cotx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

got it?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

oops? @satellite73

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why cot x and not tan x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there was an erroneous tangent floating around, it is gone

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh look, it came back!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

U can write it interms of tan x too

OpenStudy (anonymous):

BUT: f'(x)= 1/tan x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

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