Question

Differentiating a Logarithmic Function in Exercise, find the derivative of the function. See Examples 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Answer 1

Answer: The required derivative is $\dfrac{8x^2+18x+9}{x(2x+3)^2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

$y=\ln[x(2x+3)^2]$

Differentiating log function w.r.t. x, we get that

$\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{1}{[x(2x+3)^2]}\times [x'(2x+3)^2+(2x+3)^2'x]\\\\\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{1}{[x(2x+3)^2]}\times [(2x+3)^2+2x(2x+3)]\\\\\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{4x^2+9+12x+4x^2+6x}{x(2x+3)^2}\\\\\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{8x^2+18x+9}{x(2x+3)^2}$

Hence, the required derivative is $\dfrac{8x^2+18x+9}{x(2x+3)^2}$