Let be a constant. Compute in two ways.
Using the Chain Rule, first decompose into an outside and inside function.
Outside function (in terms of ):
Inside function (in terms of ):
Then find the derivative,
(simplify your answer).
Using a law of logarithms to simplify first:
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(Fill in the blanks to make this a true statement.)
Now take the derivative of the simplified function:
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