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Hello! It's me again, Cher I have another problem with regards to the derivative, what about the derivative of x to the power x? Cher |
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Hi Cher, Finding the derivative of xx depends on knowledge of the natural log function and implicit differentiation. Let y = xx. If you take the natural log of both sides you get
Now differentiate both sides with respect to x, recalling that y is a function of x.
Thus
Penny
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