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    This document discusses two methods for deriving the derivative of x^x using logarithms. The first method directly applies the definition of a derivative to express the limit definition of f'(x) for f(x)=x^x. After algebraic manipulations and taking limits, this yields f'(x)=x^x(1+logx). The second method takes the logarithm of both sides of f(x)=x^x and then applies the rules of logarithmic differentiation to the resulting equation. This also gives the derivative as f'(x)=x^x(1+logx).

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    This document discusses two methods for deriving the derivative of x^x using logarithms. The first method directly applies the definition of a derivative to express the limit definition of f'(x) for f(x)=x^x. After algebraic manipulations and taking limits, this yields f'(x)=x^x(1+logx). The second method takes the logarithm of both sides of f(x)=x^x and then applies the rules of logarithmic differentiation to the resulting equation. This also gives the derivative as f'(x)=x^x(1+logx).

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    Derivatives of X LX by First Principle Two Different Way

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    This document discusses two methods for deriving the derivative of x^x using logarithms. The first method directly applies the definition of a derivative to express the limit definition of f'(x) for f(x)=x^x. After algebraic manipulations and taking limits, this yields f'(x)=x^x(1+logx). The second method takes the logarithm of both sides of f(x)=x^x and then applies the rules of logarithmic differentiation to the resulting equation. This also gives the derivative as f'(x)=x^x(1+logx).

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    Differentiation Using Logarithms

    1. Derivatives of 𝒙𝒙 by definition
    𝑥
    Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 𝑥 = 𝑒 log 𝑥 = 𝑒 𝑥log 𝑥
    By definition ,
    𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑥)
    𝑓 ′(𝑥) = ℎ→0 ℎ

    𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑒 (𝑥+ℎ) log(𝑥+ℎ) − 𝑒 𝑥 log 𝑥


    ∴ [𝑥 𝑥 ] = ℎ→0
    𝑑𝑥 ℎ

    𝑒 (𝑥+ℎ) log(𝑥+ℎ) − 1
    = 𝑙𝑖𝑚
    ℎ→0 𝑒
    𝑥 log 𝑥
    [ ] ·····················(1)
    ℎ

    Put (𝑥 + ℎ) · 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + ℎ)– 𝑥 · 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 = 𝑦 such that ℎ → 0 , 𝑦 → 0


    Hence (1) becomes,
    𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑒 𝑦 −1 𝑦
    [𝑥 𝑥 ] = ℎ→0 𝑒 𝑥 log 𝑥 × ·····················(1)
    𝑑𝑥 𝑦 ℎ

    𝑒 𝑦 −1 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑦
    =𝑒 𝑥 log 𝑥 × [ 𝑙𝑖𝑚
    𝑦→0 ]× ℎ→0 ℎ
    𝑦

    𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑦
    = 𝑒 𝑥 log 𝑥 × 1 × ℎ→0 ℎ

    𝑙𝑖𝑚 (𝑥+ℎ)log (𝑥+ℎ) − 𝑥 log 𝑥


    = 𝑒 𝑥 log 𝑥 ℎ→0 ℎ

    𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥log (𝑥+ℎ) +ℎ log(𝑥+ℎ)− 𝑥 log 𝑥


    = 𝑒 𝑥 log 𝑥 ℎ→0 h

    𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥log (𝑥+ℎ) − 𝑥 log 𝑥 ℎ log(𝑥+ℎ)


    = 𝑒 𝑥 log 𝑥 ℎ→0 [ + ]
    h h

    𝑙𝑖𝑚 x{log (𝑥+ℎ) − log 𝑥 }


    = 𝑒 𝑥 log 𝑥 ℎ→0 [ + log(𝑥 + ℎ)]
    h

    ℎ
    log (1 + )
    = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 [{ 𝑙𝑖𝑚
    ℎ→0 ℎ
    𝑥
    } + { 𝑙𝑖𝑚
    ℎ→0 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + ℎ)}]
    ℎ 𝑥
    →0
    𝑥

    log(1+𝑥)
    = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 (log 𝑒 + log 𝑥) ∵ [ 𝑙𝑖𝑚
    𝑥→0 = log 𝑒 = 1]
    𝑥

    =𝑥 𝑥 (1 + log 𝑥)
    Next Method:
    Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 𝑥
    By definition ,
    𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑥)
    𝑓 ′(𝑥) = ℎ→0 ℎ

    𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑚 (𝑥+ℎ)(𝑥+ℎ) − 𝑥 𝑥
    ∴ [𝑥 𝑥 ] = ℎ→0
    𝑑𝑥 ℎ

    𝑙𝑖𝑚 (𝑥+ℎ)(𝑥+ℎ) − (𝑥+ℎ)𝑥 + (𝑥+ℎ)𝑥 − 𝑥 𝑥


    = ℎ→0 ℎ

    𝑙𝑖𝑚 (𝑥+ℎ)𝑥·(𝑥+ℎ)ℎ − (𝑥+ℎ)𝑥 + (𝑥+ℎ)𝑥 − 𝑥 𝑥


    = ℎ→0 ℎ
    ℎ
    (𝑥+ℎ)𝑥{(𝑥+ℎ)ℎ − 1} + 𝑥 𝑥{(1+ )−1}
    𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥
    = ℎ→0 ℎ
    ℎ
    (𝑥+ℎ)ℎ −1 𝑙𝑖𝑚 (1 + 𝑥 )−1
    = [ 𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑥 𝑙𝑖𝑚
    ℎ→0 (𝑥 + ℎ) ] { ℎ→0 } + 𝑥𝑥 { ℎ→0 }
    ℎ ℎ

    = 𝑥 𝑥 · log 𝑥 + 𝑥 𝑥 log 𝑒 = 𝑥 𝑥 (log 𝑥 + 1) = 𝑥 𝑥 (1 + log 𝑥)

    By KISHUN KUMAR SAH Page 1 of 2


    2. Derivatives of 𝒙𝒙 by rules of differentiation
    Solution:
    Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 𝑥 ···················(𝒊. )
    Taking logarithm on both sides of (1) , we get
    log 𝑦 = 𝑥 · log 𝑥 ···················(𝒊𝒊. )
    Differentiating both sides of (ii.) w.r.t.𝑥 , we get
    1 𝑑𝑦 𝑑 𝑑
    · 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 · 𝑑𝑥 (log 𝑥) + log 𝑥 · 𝑑𝑥 (𝑥)
    𝑦

    1
    = 𝑥 · + log 𝑥·1
    𝑥

    = (1 + log 𝑥)
    𝑑𝑦
    ⇒ 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦·(1+log x)
    𝑑𝑦
    ⇒ = 𝑥 𝑥 (1+log x)
    𝑑𝑥

    By KISHUN KUMAR SAH Page 2 of 2

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