Worksheet On Exponential And Log Differentiation

1 Applying index rules and log rules to e

x
and lnx.
Its a good idea to practice applying the index rules and log rules to e
x
and lnx
before attempting to differentiate them. Here are the rules specifically written
to the base e.
Index rules (base e)
1.
b a b a
e e e
+
=
2.
b a
b
a
e
e
e

=
3. ( )
ab
b
a
e e =
4. 1
0
= e
log rules (base e)
1.
b a ab ln ln ) ln( + =
2.
b a
b
a
ln ln ln =

3. a n a
n
ln ln =
4. 0 1 ln =
Question 1
Use index rules and log rules to simplify the following expressions.
(a) ) )( 1 (
x x x
e e e

+ +
(b)
! !

"

x
x x
e
e e
(c)
x x
x
e e
e

!
"
(d) x x " ln ln
(e)
( )

ln
ln
x
x
(f) ( )
x
e ln
2 Differentiation of exp and ln functions
Here are the rules for differentiating exponential and natural log functions.
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x
x
e
dx
dy
e y
=
=

( )
( )
( ) x f
x f
e x f
dx
dy
e y
=
=

( )
x dx
dy
x y
1
ln
=
=

( )
( )
( ) x f
x f
dx
dy
x f y

=
=ln
Question 2
#ifferentiate the following functions. $ote the following points.
None of these %uestions re%uire use of the product& %uotient& or chain rules.
'lways be on the loo( out for ways of rearranging or simplifying the e%uations
before differentiating.
)e especially alert for opportunities to use log rules.
(a)

"x
e y =
(b)
x
e
y
*
=
(c)
x
e y =
(d)
x x
e y
+

!

=
(e)
x
x x
e
e e
y
"
! ,

+
=
(f)
) " ln( = x y
(g)

1
ln
x
y
(h) ( )
x
xe y
-
ln =
(i) ( )
+ *
) " ( ! ln + = x x y
(.)

"
"
ln
x
x
y
3 Differentiation of exp & ln functions using product !uotient and c"ain rules
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Product Rule
dx
dv
u
dx
du
v
dx
dy
uv y
+ =
=
Quotient Rule

v
dx
dv
u
dx
du
v
dx
dy
v
u
y

=
=
Chain Rule
#ifferentiate the /outside function first.
0hen multiply by the deri1ati1e of the /inside function.
Question 3
#ifferentiate the following functions.
(a)
x
e x y

=

(b)
1
! "

=
x
e
x
y
(c) ( )
"
x e y
x
+ =
(d)
x e y
x
ln
"
=
(e)
*
ln

=
x
x
y
(f) ( )
!
ln x y =
(g)
1 ln
ln
+
=
x
x
y
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A#$%&'$
Question 1
(a)
x x x
x x x x
x x x
e e e
e e e e
e e e

+ + =
+ + + =
+ +

) )( 1 (
"
"

(b)
x
x
x
x x
x
x x
e
e
e
e e
e
e e
!
1
!
) 1 ( !
) 1 (
! !

"
= =

(c)
x
x
x x
x
x x
x
e
e
e e
e
e e
e
" 1
) " 1 (
"
"
!

(d)

=
=

"
ln
"
ln
" ln ln
" ln ln

x
x
x
x x
x x
(e)
( )
( )
( )
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
ln
1
ln

1
ln
ln

1
ln
ln
ln
ln

=
=
=
=
(f)
( )
x
e x
e
x
=
= ln
ln
Question 2
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(a)

"
"
+
x
x
xe
dx
dy
e y
=
=
(b)
x
x
x
e
dx
dy
e
e
y

=
= =
*
*
*
(c)
x
e
e x
dx
dy
e e y
x
x
x x

1
1

1
=
=
= =

(d)
x x
x x
x x
e x
e x
dx
dy
e y
+
+
+

) " ( 2
) + ( !
!

=
=
=
(e)
x x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
x x
e e
dx
dy
e e
e
e
e
e
e
e e
y
"
"

+
!
!
"
!
"
,
"
! ,
=
=
=

=

(f)
"
"
) " ln(

=
=
x dx
dy
x y
(g)
( )
x dx
dy
x
x
x
y

ln
ln
1
ln

=
=
=

(h)
( )
( )
-
1
- ln
ln - ln
ln ln
ln
-
-
+ =
+ =
+ =
+ =
=
x dx
dy
x x
e x x
e x
xe y
x
x
(i)
( )
( )
"
1 *
"
) ( +
!
0
) " ln( + ! ln
) " ln( ! ln
) " ( ! ln
*
!
*
+ *
+ *
+
+ =
+
+ =
+ + =
+ + =
+ =
x x
x x
x
dx
dy
x x
x x
x x y
(.) ( ) ( )

"

"
1
" ln " ln
"
"
ln
x
x
x dx
dy
x x
x
x
y
+

=
+ =

=
Question 3
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(a)
) (

x xe
e x xe
dx
dy
e
dx
dv
x
dx
du
e v x u Let
e x y
x
x x
x
x
x
=
=
= =
= =
=

(b)

) 1 (
" + 11
) 1 (
2 + " "
) 1 (
) ! " ( ) 1 ( "
"
1 ! "
1
! "
+
+
=
+
+ +
=
+
+
=
= =
+ = =
+

=
x
x x
x
x x x
x
x x
x
x
x
e
xe e
e
e xe e
e
e x e
dx
dy
e
dx
dv
dx
du
e v x u Let
e
x
y
(c)
( )
( ) ( ) 1 "

"
+ + =
+ =
x x
x
e x e
dx
dy
x e y
(d)

+ =
+ =
= =
= =
=

x
x e
x
e
x e
dx
dy
x dx
dv
e
dx
du
x v e u Let
x e y
x
x
x
x
x
x
1
ln "
ln "
1
"
ln
ln
"
"
"
"
"
"
(e)
( )
( )
( )

1
*
ln *
*
ln ) * (
*
ln
*
1
1
* ln
*
ln
*
ln
*
ln

=
= =
= =

=
x x
x x x
x
x
x x x
x
x
x
x
dx
dy
dx
dv
x dx
du
x v x u Let
x
x
x
x
x
x
y
(f)
( )
( )
( )
x
x
x
x
dx
dy
x y
"
"
!
ln ! 1
ln !
ln
= =
=
(g)
( )
( )

) 1 (ln
1
) 1 (ln
ln 1 ln
1 ln
ln 1 ln
1 1
1 ln ln
1 ln
ln
+
=
+
+
=
+

+
=
= =
+ = =
+
=
x x
x
x
x x
x
x
x
x
x
dx
dy
x dx
dv
x dx
du
x v x u Let
x
x
y
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