Question Details

Differentiate (cos⁡3x)³ˣ with respect to x

Options

A

(cos⁡3x)ˣ (3 log⁡(cos⁡3x) – 9x tan⁡3x)

B

(cos⁡3x)³ˣ (3 log⁡(cos⁡3x) + 9x tan⁡3x)

C

(cos⁡3x)³ˣ (3 log⁡(cos⁡3x) – 9x tan⁡3x)

D

(cos⁡3x)³ˣ (log⁡(cos⁡3x) + 9 tan⁡3x)

Correct Answer :

(cos⁡3x)³ˣ (3 log⁡(cos⁡3x) – 9x tan⁡3x)

Solution :

The correct option is:
(cos3x)³ˣ (3 log(cos3x) – 9x tan3x)

To differentiate the given function with respect to x, we represent the function as:
y = ( cos 3 x ) 3 x

Since the variable x appears in both the base and the exponent, we use logarithmic differentiation. Taking the natural logarithm (log) on both sides of the equation:
log y = log [ ( cos 3 x ) 3 x ]

Using the logarithmic property log(ab)=bloga, we can rewrite the equation as:
log y = 3 x log ( cos 3 x )

Now, we differentiate both sides with respect to x.
On the left-hand side, applying the chain rule, we get:
d d x ( log y ) = 1 y d y d x

On the right-hand side, we apply the product rule of differentiation: ddx(uv)=udvdx+vdudx, where u=3x and v=log(cos3x):
d d x [ 3 x log ( cos 3 x ) ] = 3 x · d d x [ log ( cos 3 x ) ] + log ( cos 3 x ) · d d x ( 3 x )

Let us calculate each derivative:
1. Differentiating 3x gives:
d d x ( 3 x ) = 3
2. Differentiating log(cos3x) using the chain rule gives:
d d x [ log ( cos 3 x ) ] = 1 cos 3 x · d d x ( cos 3 x )
= 1 cos 3 x · ( - sin 3 x ) · d d x ( 3 x )
= - sin 3 x cos 3 x · 3 = - 3 tan 3 x

Substituting these results back into the product rule equation:
1 y d y d x = 3 x ( - 3 tan 3 x ) + 3 log ( cos 3 x )
1 y d y d x = 3 log ( cos 3 x ) - 9 x tan 3 x

Multiplying both sides by y to solve for dydx:
d y d x = y [ 3 log ( cos 3 x ) - 9 x tan 3 x ]

Substituting y=(cos3x)3x back into the expression:
d y d x = ( cos 3 x ) 3 x ( 3 log ( cos 3 x ) - 9 x tan 3 x )

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