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Name_________________________________________ Date________________________ Period______ Worksheet 4.10—Derivatives of Log Functions & LOG DIFF Show all work. No calculator unless otherwise stated. 1. Find the derivative of each function, given that a is a constant (a) ay x= (b) xy a= (c) xy x= (d) ay a= 2. Find the derivative of each. Remember to simplify early and often
(a) 2ln xd edx⎡ ⎤ =⎣ ⎦ (b) sinlog x
ad adx⎡ ⎤⎣ ⎦ = (c) 5
2log 8xddx
−⎡ ⎤⎣ ⎦=
3. For each of the following, find dydx
. Remember to “simplify early and often.”
(a) 31log
2x xy −
= (b) 3/ 22log 1y x x= +
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(c) coslncos 1
xyx
=−
(d) 1ln lnyx
⎛ ⎞= ⎜ ⎟⎝ ⎠
(e) 3lny x= (f) 2lny x x=
(g) ( )3log 1 lny x x= + (h) 4 4 2ln3 1xyx−
=+
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4. Use implicit differentiation to find dydx
.
(a) 2 23ln 10x y y− + = (b) ln 5 30xy x+ = 5. Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of ( )21 ln 2x y x y+ − = + at ( )1,0 .
6. A line with slope m passes through the origin and is tangent to ln3xy ⎛ ⎞= ⎜ ⎟
⎝ ⎠. What is the value of m?
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7. Find an equation for a line that is tangent to the graph of xy e= and goes through the origin. 8. Use LOG DIFF:
(a) ( ) ( )
( )
4 2
53
3 1
2 5
x xddx x
⎡ ⎤− +⎢ ⎥⎢ ⎥
−⎢ ⎥⎣ ⎦
(b) If 1/ ln xy x= , find dydx
.
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9. Let ( ) ( )2ln 1f x x= − .
(a) State the domain of f. (b) Find ( )f xʹ′ . (c) State the domain of ( )f xʹ′ . (d) Prove that ( ) 0f xʹ′ʹ′ < for all x in the domain of f.
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Multiple Choice 10. Use the properties of logs to simplify, as much as possible, the expression:
145
4 4 1log 32 log 4 log 2 log5 5
2a a a a+ − +
(A) log 128a (B) log 8a (C) log 32a (D) 7log 2a− (E) 8
11. Simplify the expression as much as possible: ( )5 log ln22 e x
(A) 5x (B) 11e (C) 5x (D) 10x (E) 2x
12. Which of the following is the domain of ( )f xʹ′ if ( ) ( )2log 3f x x= + ?
(A) 3x < − (B) 3x ≤ (C) 3x ≠ − (D) 3x > − (E) 3x ≥ −
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13. If ( ) ( )( )2 32 1x
f x x−
= + , then ( )1f ʹ′ =
(A) ( )1 ln 82
e− (B) ( )ln 8e− (C) 3 ln 22
− (D) 12
− (E) 18
14. Determine if ( ) ( )lim ln 2 5 ln 2 3
xx x
→∞+ − +⎡ ⎤⎣ ⎦ exists, and if it does, find its value.
(A) 1ln2
(B) 5ln3
(C) 3ln5
(D) ln 2 (E) Does Not Exist
15. Find the derivative of ( ) 2ln3 ln
tf tt
=+
.
(A) ( )( )22
3 lnf t
t tʹ′ =
+ (B) ( )
( )26ln
3 ln
tf tt
ʹ′ =+
(C) ( ) 2ln3 ln
tf tt
ʹ′ =+
(D) ( )( )2
3 lnf t
t tʹ′ =
+ (E) ( )
( )26
3 lnf t
t tʹ′ =
+ (F) ( ) 6ln
3 lntf tt
ʹ′ =+
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16. Determine the derivative of f when ( ) 4xf x x=
(A) ( ) ( ) 4ln 4 xf x x xʹ′ = + (B) ( ) ( ) 44 ln 1 xf x x xʹ′ = + (C) ( ) ( )4 ln 1f x xʹ′ = +
(D) ( ) ( ) 4ln 1 xf x x xʹ′ = + (E) ( ) ( )4 1xf x x −ʹ′ = (F) ( ) ( )4 14 xf x x −ʹ′ =
17. Find the derivative of f when ( ) ( ) ( )7sin ln 2cos lnf x x x x= +⎡ ⎤⎣ ⎦ .
(A) ( ) ( ) ( )5sin ln 9cos lnf x x x xʹ′ = +⎡ ⎤⎣ ⎦ (B) ( ) ( ) ( )5sin ln 9cos lnf x x xʹ′ = −
(C) ( ) ( ) ( )5sin ln 9cos lnf x x xʹ′ = + (D) ( ) ( ) ( )9sin ln 5cos lnf x x xʹ′ = +
(E) ( ) ( ) ( )9sin ln 5cos lnf x x x xʹ′ = +⎡ ⎤⎣ ⎦