How do you differentiate f(x)=1/(ln(1-(e^(-cos(x^2)))))^(3/2) using the chain rule?
1 Answer
Explanation:
1) Simplifying:
Let me simplify the expression a little bit before differentiating:
You can use the power rule
a^(-m) = 1 / a^m
to transform your expression as follows:
f(x) = 1 / [ln(1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) ) ]^(3/2) = [ln(1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) ) ]^(-3/2)
Now, let's apply the chain rule:
2) Defining the chain:
Try to break down the function into a chain of composed functions:
f(x) = [ln( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) )]^(-3/2) = [color(orange)(ln( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) ))]^(-3/2) = color(orange)(z)^(-3/2)
where
z = ln( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) ) = ln(color(blue)( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2))) ) = ln(color(blue)(u))
where
u = 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) = 1 - e^(color(violet)(-cos (x^2))) = 1 - e^color(violet)(v)
where
v = -cos (x^2) = - cos(color(red)(x^2)) = - cos(color(red)(w))
where, finally,
w = x^2
So, after you've split up your function in a chain of composed functions, your derivative can be computed with the following product:
f'(x) = [z^(-3/2)]' * z' * u' * v' * w'
3) Computing derivatives:
Let's compute the five derivatives:
[z^(-3/2)]' = -3/2 z^(-5/2) = -3/2 [ln( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) )]^(-5/2)
[z]' = [ln(u)]' = 1/u = 1/ ( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) )
[u]' = [1 - e^v]' = - e^v = - e^(-cos(x^2))
[v]' = [-cos w]' = sin w = sin x^2
[x^2]' = 2x
4) Applying the chain rule:
Now, we have all the parts and can apply the rule:
f'(x) = [z^(-3/2)]' * z' * u' * v' * w'
= -3/2 [ln( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) )]^(-5/2) * 1/ ( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) ) * (- e^(-cos(x^2))) * sin x^2 * 2x
= 3/cancel(2) * [ln( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) )]^(-5/2) * 1/ ( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) ) * e^(-cos(x^2)) * sin x^2 * cancel(2) x
= (3 [ln( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) )]^(-5/2) e^(-cos(x^2)) * sin x^2 * x )/ ( 1 - e^(-cos (x^2)) )