How do you find the derivative of #ln(x^2+1)#?

Answer 1

# d/dx ln(x^2+1)= (2x)/(x^2+1) #

If you are studying maths, then you should learn the Chain Rule for Differentiation, and practice how to use it:

If # y=f(x) # then # f'(x)=dy/dx=dy/(du)(du)/dx #

I was taught to remember that the differential can be treated like a fraction and that the "#dx#'s" of a common variable will "cancel" (It is important to realise that #dy/dx# isn't a fraction but an operator that acts on a function, there is no such thing as "#dx#" or "#dy#" on its own!). The chain rule can also be expanded to further variables that "cancel", E.g.

# dy/dx = dy/(dv)(dv)/(du)(du)/dx # etc, or # (dy/dx = dy/color(red)cancel(dv)color(red)cancel(dv)/color(blue)cancel(du)color(blue)cancel(du)/dx) #

So with # y = ln(x^2+1) #, Then:

# { ("Let "u=x^2+1, => , (du)/dx=2x), ("Then "y=lnu, =>, dy/(du)=1/u ) :}#

Using # dy/dx=(dy/(du))((du)/dx) # we get:

# dy/dx = (1/u)(2x) # # :. dy/dx = (2x)/(x^2+1) #

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Answer 2

Emily Ammerman

To find the derivative of ln(x^2 + 1), apply the chain rule. The derivative is (2x) / (x^2 + 1).

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