Subjects calculus

Logarithmic Derivatives A7A85C

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1. **Problem statement:** Find the derivative \( \frac{d}{dx}(\ln \ln 2x) \) and then find \( \frac{dy}{dx} \) for \( y = \ln \ln \ln 2x \). 2. **Recall the chain rule:** If \( y = f(g(x)) \), then \( \frac{dy}{dx} = f'(g(x)) \cdot g'(x) \). 3. **Step 1: Differentiate \( \ln \ln 2x \):** Let \( u = \ln 2x \), then \( \ln \ln 2x = \ln u \). Using the chain rule: $$ \frac{d}{dx}(\ln u) = \frac{1}{u} \cdot \frac{du}{dx} $$ 4. **Find \( \frac{du}{dx} \):** Since \( u = \ln 2x \), $$ \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{1}{2x} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(2x) = \frac{1}{2x} \cdot 2 = \frac{2}{2x} = \frac{1}{x} $$ 5. **Substitute back:** $$ \frac{d}{dx}(\ln \ln 2x) = \frac{1}{\ln 2x} \cdot \frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{x \ln 2x} $$ 6. **Step 2: Differentiate \( y = \ln \ln \ln 2x \):** Let \( v = \ln 2x \), then \( w = \ln v \), so \( y = \ln w \). Using the chain rule: $$ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{w} \cdot \frac{dw}{dx} $$ 7. **Find \( \frac{dw}{dx} \):** Since \( w = \ln v \), $$ \frac{dw}{dx} = \frac{1}{v} \cdot \frac{dv}{dx} $$ 8. **Find \( \frac{dv}{dx} \):** Since \( v = \ln 2x \), $$ \frac{dv}{dx} = \frac{1}{2x} \cdot 2 = \frac{1}{x} $$ 9. **Substitute back:** $$ \frac{dw}{dx} = \frac{1}{\ln 2x} \cdot \frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{x \ln 2x} $$ 10. **Final expression for \( \frac{dy}{dx} \):** $$ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{\ln \ln 2x} \cdot \frac{1}{x \ln 2x} = \frac{1}{x (\ln 2x) (\ln \ln 2x)} $$ 11. **Summary:** - \( \frac{d}{dx}(\ln \ln 2x) = \frac{1}{x \ln 2x} \) - \( \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{x (\ln 2x) (\ln \ln 2x)} \) for \( y = \ln \ln \ln 2x \).