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find dy/dx for the equation y =x^x
does this have to do with ln?
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find dy/dx for the equation y =x^x
by dawgs10 on Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:18 pm
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Re: find dy/dx for the equation y =x^x 
by stellar on Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:48 pm
Yeh: ln(y) = xln(x), so (1/y)(dy/dx) = ln(x) + 1. Then multiply by y, and plug in x^x for y on the right side.
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