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OpenStudy (anonymous):

ln(sqrt(x)/(x^2+e^x))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\ln(\frac{ \sqrt{x} }{ x^2+e^x }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know that it's suppose to be u'/u but not sure how to do it

zepdrix (zepdrix):

We want to apply this rule of logarithms before we differentiate. \[\huge \log(\frac{ a }{ b })=\log(a)-\log(b)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok im stuck

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Using the rule above, we get the following: \[\huge \ln(\frac{ \sqrt x }{ x^2+e^x })=\ln(\sqrt x)-\ln(x^2+e^x)\] Understand that part? :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

zepdrix (zepdrix):

\[\large \frac{ d }{ dx }\ln(\sqrt x)=\frac{ 1 }{ \sqrt x }(\sqrt x)'\]

zepdrix (zepdrix):

If you prefer to write it as u'/u that's fine also, I'm writing it as (1/u)u' because we're going to get some ugly fractions. (Unless you're converting to a fractional exponent, then ignore the words coming out of my mouth :333)

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