The derivative of $x^{2x}$ w.r.t. $x$ is: |
$x^{2x-1}$ $2x^{2x} \log x$ $2x^{2x}(1 + \log x)$ $2x^{2x}(1 - \log x)$ |
$2x^{2x}(1 + \log x)$ |
The correct answer is Option (3) → $2x^{2x}(1 + \log x)$ ## Let $y = x^{2x}$ $\log y = 2x \log x$ $\frac{d}{dx} \log y = \frac{d}{dx} (2x \log x)$ $\frac{1}{y} \frac{dy}{dx} = 2 \left[ x \cdot \frac{d}{dx} \log x + \log x \cdot \frac{d}{dx} x \right]$ $\frac{dy}{dx} = 2y \left[ x \cdot \frac{1}{x} + \log x \right]$ $\frac{dy}{dx}= 2x^{2x} [1 + \log x]$ |