Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 6 - Exponential, Logarithmic, And Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 6.2 Derivatives And Integrals Involving Logarithmic Functions - Exercises Set 6.2 - Page 425: 16

Answer

$$\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{\left( {6x - 6} \right){{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]}^2}}}{{\left( {\ln 2} \right)\left( {x - 2} \right)}} + {\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^3}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = x{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^3} \cr & {\text{differentiate both sides }} \cr & y' = \left[ {x{{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]}^3}} \right]' \cr & {\text{Using product rule}} \cr & y' = x\left( {{{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]}^3}} \right)' + {\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^3}\left( x \right)' \cr & {\text{By the chain rule}} \cr & y' = 3x{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^2}\left( {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right)' + {\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^3} \cr & {\text{use }}\left( {{{\log }_a}u} \right) = \frac{{u'}}{{\left( {\ln a} \right)u}} \cr & y' = 3x{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^2}\left( {\frac{{2x - 2}}{{\left( {\ln 2} \right)\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)}}} \right) + {\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^3} \cr & {\text{simplify}} \cr & y' = \frac{{\left( {6{x^2} - 6x} \right){{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]}^2}}}{{\left( {\ln 2} \right)\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)}} + {\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^3} \cr & y' = \frac{{\left( {6x - 6} \right){{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]}^2}}}{{\left( {\ln 2} \right)\left( {x - 2} \right)}} + {\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^3} \cr & or \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{\left( {6x - 6} \right){{\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]}^2}}}{{\left( {\ln 2} \right)\left( {x - 2} \right)}} + {\left[ {{{\log }_2}\left( {{x^2} - 2x} \right)} \right]^3} \cr} $$
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