MATH 104 QUIZ III SOLUTIONS

CLAY SHONKWILER

(1) Let y = ln(ln(ln x)). Find dy/dx.

Answer: Using repeated applications of the chain rule:
dy 1 d
= · [ln(ln x)]
dx ln(ln x) dx
 
1 1 d
= · · (ln x)
ln(ln x) ln x dx
 
1 1 1
= · ·
ln(ln x) ln x x
1
= .
x ln x ln(ln x)
(2) Evaluate the integral
e1/x
Z
dx.
4x2
Answer: Let u = 1/x. Then du = −1 x2
dx. Hence, we can re-write
the integral as
 
−1 1/x −1 −1 −1 u −1 1/x
Z Z
e 2
dx = eu du = e +C = e + C.
4 x 4 4 4
2
(3) Let y = xx . Find dy/dx.
2 x2 2
Answer: Recall that y = xx = eln(x ) = ex ln x . Therefore,
dy 2 d  2
= ex ln x ·

x ln x
dx  dx 
x 2 2 1
=x x · + 2x ln x
x
2
= xx [x + 2x ln x]
2 +1
= xx [1 + 2 ln x] .

DRL 3E3A, University of Pennsylvania

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