Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.1 Exercises - Page 325: 20

Answer

$\frac{5}{2}ln(x)$

Work Step by Step

Use the rule that $\sqrt{(x^{a}}=x^{\frac{a}{2}}$ to rewrite the logarithm as $ln(x^{\frac{5}{2}})$. Then, use the rule that $ln(x^{n})=nln(x)$ to expand the logarithm to $\frac{5}{2}ln(x)$.
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