Logarithmic differentiation: Taking the natural log of both sides of an equation and then differentiating; useful for products, quotients, or variable exponents.
How to apply it: Apply logarithmic differentiation to find dy/dx for y = x to the x or complicated products.
Course: AP Calculus BC · Unit: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
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