University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.8 - Derivatives of Inverse Functions and Logarithms - Exercises - Page 175: 28

Answer

$$y'=\frac{(1+\ln x)^2-\ln x}{(1+\ln x)^2}$$

Work Step by Step

$$y=\frac{x\ln x}{1+\ln x}$$ Recall the following Derivative Rules: $$\frac{d}{dx}(\ln x)=\frac{1}{x}$$ $$\frac{d}{dx}\Big(\frac{u}{v}\Big)=\frac{v\frac{du}{dx}-u\frac{dv}{dx}}{v^2}$$ $$\frac{d}{dx}(uv)=v\frac{du}{dx}+u\frac{dv}{dx}$$ Therefore, we have $$y'=\frac{(x\ln x)'(1+\ln x)-(x\ln x)(1+\ln x)'}{(1+\ln x)^2}$$ We have $(x\ln x)'=(x)'\ln x+x(\ln x)'=\ln x+x\times\frac{1}{x}=\ln x+1$ $(1+\ln x)'=0+\frac{1}{x}=\frac{1}{x}$ $$y'=\frac{(\ln x+1)(1+\ln x)-(x\ln x)\times\frac{1}{x}}{(1+\ln x)^2}$$ $$y'=\frac{(1+\ln x)^2-\ln x}{(1+\ln x)^2}$$
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