Question
Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:
$(\log\text{x})^\text{x}$

Answer

Let $\text{y}=(\log\text{x})^\text{x}\ .....(\text{i})$
Taking log on both the sides,
$\log\text{y}=\log(\log\text{x})^\text{x}$
$\Rightarrow\log\text{y}=\text{x}\log(\log\text{x})\ \big[\text{Since}, \log\text{a}^\text{b}=\text{b}\log\text{a}\big]$
Differentiating with respect to x, using product rule, chain rule,
$\frac{1}{\text{y}}\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=\text{x}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\log(\log\text{x})+\log\log\text{x}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(\text{x})$
$=\text{x}\frac{1}{\log\text{x}}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(\log\text{x})+\log\log\text{x}(1)$
$=\frac{\text{x}}{\log\text{x}}\Big(\frac{1}{\text{x}}\Big)+\log\log\text{x}$
$\frac{1}{\text{y}}\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=\frac{1}{\log\text{x}}+\log\log\text{x}$
$\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=\text{y}\Big[\frac{1}{\log\text{x}}+\log\log\text{x}\Big]$
$\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=(\log\text{x})^\text{x}\Big[\frac{1}{\log\text{x}}+\log\log\text{x}\Big]$
[Using equation (i)]

Need a full question paper?

Generate a complete, print-ready paper with questions like this in minutes — across 16+ boards, with answer keys.

Start Generating Free

Similar questions

A company manufactures two types of novelty souvenirs made of plywood. Souvenirs of type A require 5 minutes each for cutting and 10 minutes each for assembling. Souvenirs of type B require 8 minutes each for cutting and 8 minutes each for assembling. There are 3 hours 20 minutes available for cutting and 4 hours for assembling. The profit is Rs 5 each for type A and Rs 6 each for type B souvenirs. How many souvenirs of each type should the company manufacture in order to maximise the profit?
Evaluate the following integrals:
$\int\limits^{\text{a}}_0\sin{-1}{\sqrt\frac{\text{x}}{\text{a}+\text{x}}}\text{ dx}$
Solve the following differential equations:$(\text{y + xy})\text{dx}+(\text{x}-\text{xy}^2)\text{dy}=0$
Show that the following system of linear equations is consistent and also find solution: $2x + 3y = 5 , 6x + 9y = 15$
Find all points of discontinuity of $f, $where f is defined by:
$\text{f(x)}= \begin{cases}\text{x}^3 - 3,\ \ \text{if x}\leq 2 \\\text{x}^2 + 1,\ \text{if x}>2\end{cases}$
Evaluate the following integrals:
$\int(2\text{x}-5)\sqrt{\text{x}^2-4\text{x}+3}\text{dx}$
Find the shortest distance between the lines
$\vec{\text{r}}=\Big(4\hat{\text{i}}-\hat{\text{j}}\Big)+\lambda\Big(\hat{\text{i}}+2\hat{\text{j}}-3\hat{\text{k}}\Big)$ $\text{and}\ \vec{\text{r}}=\Big(\hat{\text{i}}-\hat{\text{j}}+2\hat{\text{k}}\Big)+\mu\Big(2\hat{\text{i}}+4\hat{\text{j}}-5\hat{\text{k}}\Big).$
Solve the following differential equation:
$\big(\text{y}^2-2\text{xy}\big)\text{dx}=\big(\text{x}^2-2\text{xy}\big)\text{dy}$
Show that the lines $\frac{5-\text{x}}{-4}=\frac{\text{y}-7}{4}=\frac{\text{z}+3}{-5}$ and $\frac{\text{x}-8}{7}=\frac{2\text{y}-8}{2}=\frac{\text{z}-5}{3}$ are coplanar.
Solve the following differential equation:
$\text{x}\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}+2\text{y}=\text{x}\cos\text{x}$