Derivative of
The derivative of is .
f(x) =
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How to work it out
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We differentiate with respect to x. The rule that applies is the product rule.
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Product rule: . Let and .
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Differentiate each piece:
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Put them in the rule:
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Simplify:
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Differentiating once more gives the second derivative, which tells you about curvature:
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ \frac{d}{dx}\left[\cos\left(x\right) \ln\left(x\right)\right] = -\left(\sin\left(x\right) \ln\left(x\right)\right) + \cos\left(x\right) \frac{1}{x} \]
\[ f(x) = \cos\left(x\right) \ln\left(x\right) \]
\[ u = \cos\left(x\right),\quad v = \ln\left(x\right) \]
\[ u' = -\sin\left(x\right),\quad v' = \frac{1}{x} \]
\[ f'(x) = \left(-\sin\left(x\right)\right)\left(\ln\left(x\right)\right) + \left(\cos\left(x\right)\right)\left(\frac{1}{x}\right) \]
\[ f'(x) = -\left(\sin\left(x\right) \ln\left(x\right)\right) + \cos\left(x\right) \frac{1}{x} \]
\[ f''(x) = -\left(\cos\left(x\right) \ln\left(x\right) + \sin\left(x\right) \frac{1}{x}\right) + -\left(\sin\left(x\right) \frac{1}{x}\right) + \cos\left(x\right) \frac{-1}{x^{2}} \]Values of f and f' for cos(x) * ln(x)
| x | f(x) | f'(x) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | -0.60829388 | 2.0874776 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.54030231 |
| 2 | -0.28845101 | -0.83835037 |
| 3 | -1.0876179 | -0.48503367 |
Questions
What is the derivative of cos(x) * ln(x)?
The derivative of is .
What is the second derivative of cos(x) * ln(x)?
-(cos(x) * ln(x) + sin(x) * 1 / x) + -(sin(x) * 1 / x) + cos(x) * -1 / .
Which rule do you use for cos(x) * ln(x)?
The product rule.
What is the slope of cos(x) * ln(x) at x = 1?
0.54030231.