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Help with differential calculus?

What is differentiation of log(sinx)cosx? Brackets () means it's log's base.

d(log(sinx)cosx)/dx = ??

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  • Glipp
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    y = log(sinx)cosx = ln cos x / ln sin x

    y ln sin x = ln cos x

    y' ln sin x + y cos x / sin x = -sin x / cos x

    y' ln sin x + (cos x / sin x)ln cos x / ln sin x = -sin x / cos x

    y' ln sin x = -(cos x / sin x)ln cos x / ln sin x - sin x / cos x

    y' ln sin x = -cot x log[sin x] cos x - tan x

    y' = -(cot x log[sin x] cos x + tan x) / ln sin x

  • Melvyn
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    y = log(sinx) cos x

    (sinx) ^y = cos x

    y log sin x = log cos x

    y = log cos x / log sin x

    dy/dx = ((log sin x )(-sinx )/(cos x) - (log cos x) (cos x /sin x))/ (log sin x ) ^2

    now you can simplify

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