Worked solution
Simplify a logarithm before differentiating
Differentiate with respect to .
CJC · Lecture · Example 10
Use the logarithm laws first
The square root covers the entire fraction. Write . This retains the printed simplification before differentiating. The radicand is strictly positive for every real .
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Differentiate the simplified expression
The inner derivative is . Thus the derivative is , the printed result, valid for all real .
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Common mistakes
The exponent of 3 is x², and the square root covers the fraction. Losing either changes the question.
Solution notes
Printed asks and complete working compared with both source copies. No printed marks or past-paper attribution. Domain explanations independently authored where the source leaves them implicit.