Before you Differentiate, simplify the expression
using the Laws of Logarithm
and Laws of Logarithm again
Differentiate the expression and simplify.
You can differentiate without first simplifying, but you will find that you will take more steps to get the answer. REMEMBER: The More (unnecessary) Steps = The More Mistakes. See Post about Differentiation of ln with sine
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