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John Napier was a Scottish scholar who is best known for his invention of logarithms, but other mathematical contributions include a mnemonic for formulas used in solving spherical triangles and two formulas known as Napier's analogies.
John Napier 1550 to 1617
ln
Recall, if ( ) ln and ( ) then ( ( )) ln( )and ( ( )) (ln ) .
and are inverse functions of each other.
x
x
x
f x x g x ef g x e x
g f x g x e xf g
We would like to find its derivative.
Consider the exponential function , 0 and 1.xy b b b
So xy b
xb
ln xbe lnb xe
Using the chain rule we get ln lnb xy e b
lnxb b
lnxy b b
sin
Find the equation of the tangent and normal lines to the
curve 3 when .6
xy x
Example
ln lnxbe b
lnu ud dub b bdx dx
cos3Given sin 1 2 , find .w dzz wdw
Example
lnu ud dub b bdx dx
u ud due edx dx
Hence, the generalized derivatives for exponential functions:
lny xye x
yd de xdx dx
1y dyedx
1y
dydx e
1So, lnd xdx x
1lnd duudx u dx
Now we want to find the derivative of logarithmic functions.
The generalized derivative is:
But, ye x
Example
Example
To find the derivative of any logarithmic function of any base, you can use the change of base rule for logs:
logbd xdx
lnln
d xdx b
1 ln
lnd x
b dx
1 1lnb x
Change of Base to e
The generalized derivative formula of the log of any base is:
1 1loglnb
d duudx b u dx
To expand the domain of logarithmic functions we take the absolutevalue of the argument. So lets examine
log , >1b
y x b
It can shown that,
1 1loglnb
d duudx b u dx
The derivative is the same!!
341) log 1 , find .y x y
2
3
sin 12) ln , find .
2 1
xx x e dyydxx
Example
Example
sin
2
1) If , find .x
x
dyy xdx
Example
2)
Example
u ud due edx dx
lnu ud dub b bdx dx
1 1loglnb
d duudx b u dx
1lnd duu
dx u dx
So in conclusion, the generalized derivatives of exponential andlogarithmic functions are: